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HIGH EXPANSION FOAM EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- high expansion foam system
1, record 1, English, high%20expansion%20foam%20system
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- high expansion foam extinguishing system 2, record 1, English, high%20expansion%20foam%20extinguishing%20system
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fixed extinguishing system which generates a foam agent for total flooding of confined spaces, and for volumetric displacement of vapor, heat and smoke. Acts on the fire by: a. Preventing free movement of air [;] b. Reducing the oxygen concentration at the fire [;] c. Cooling. 1, record 1, English, - high%20expansion%20foam%20system
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
High expansion foam: Equipment and liquid foam concentrates variously designed to provide foams at expansion rates of 100 to 1 up to 1,000 to 1. Such foams have a rapid build-up and are used for flooding fire areas as well as for blanketing flammable liquids fires. 3, record 1, English, - high%20expansion%20foam%20system
Record 1, Key term(s)
- high-expansion foam system
- high-expansion foam-extinguishing system
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- système d'extinction à mousse à haut foisonnement
1, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extinction%20%C3%A0%20mousse%20%C3%A0%20haut%20foisonnement
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- installation d'extinction à mousse à haut foisonnement 1, record 1, French, installation%20d%27extinction%20%C3%A0%20mousse%20%C3%A0%20haut%20foisonnement
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Système d'extinction à mousse : Système fixe d'extinction dont l'agent extincteur est de la mousse. 2, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extinction%20%C3%A0%20mousse%20%C3%A0%20haut%20foisonnement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La mousse à haut foisonnement est constituée de bulles de 1 cm de diamètre environ. Ces bulles sont produites mécaniquement par un courant d'air traversant un tamis métallique ou non, à mailles régulières, imprégnées d'un mélange d'eau et d'émulsifiant. Chaque maille du tamis encadre une pellicule de mélange émulsifiant qui sous l'effet du courant d'air se développe en bulles. On peut ainsi obtenir des foisonnements de l'ordre de 500 et même 800 c'est-à-dire qu'avec 1 volume d'eau on fait 500 à 800 volumes de mousse pour une concentration en émulseur de 1,5 à 2,2 % environ. 3, record 1, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27extinction%20%C3%A0%20mousse%20%C3%A0%20haut%20foisonnement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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