A comparison between superfine magnesium hydroxide powders and commercial dry powders on fire suppression effectiveness

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 182-188

  Kuang, Kaiqian ^a   Huang, Xin ^a   Liao, Guangxuan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Fire suppression effectiveness; Particle size; Superfine and dry powder; Thermal gravity analysis

Indexed keywords

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

FIRE SUPPRESSION; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; THERMAL GRAVITY ANALYSIS (TGA);

FIRE PROTECTION;

EID: 42949151778     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psep.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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