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FOAM NOZZLE [13 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

A small nozzle mounted in front of the vehicle that disperses foam solution in front to provide protection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
DEF

Device in which the foam compound is added to the water and which can be fitted at any point in the delivery hose.

DEF

Equipment designed to induce foam concentrate into a water stream, usually positioned between the pump and the branch pipe. [Definition standardized by ISO.]

CONT

in-line inductor: This type of proportioner educts or drafts foam concentrate from a container or tank by venturi action, utilizing the operating pressure of the hose water stream on which it is installed, injecting concentrate into that flow of water.

CONT

There are three different types of foam proportioners commonly used in the fire service : line eductors, balanced pressure proportioners, and around-the-pump proportioners. The line eductor is the simplest and least expensive proportioning device. It has no moving parts in the water way, which makes it durable and dependable. The line eductor may be attached to the hoseline or may be part of the nozzle. There are two different types of line eductors : the in-line eductor and the self-educting nozzle. Both types of eductors use the venturi principle to draft foam concentrate into the water stream. As water at high pressure passes over a reduced opening, it creates a low-pressure area near the outlet side of the eductor. This low-pressure area creates a suction effect. The eductor pickup tube is connected to the eductor at this low-pressure point. The pickup tube submerged in the foam concentrate draws concentrate into the water stream, creating a foam water solution.

OBS

foam inductor: A piece of equipment that introduces the proper quantity of foaming agent into a water stream.

OBS

in-line: Referring to a device or fitting inserted in series with (or parallel to the flow in) a hose line.

OBS

in-line foam concentrate inducer: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • inline eductor
  • inline foam eductor
  • inline proportioner
  • inline foam proportioner
  • inline foam inductor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs
DEF

Appareil intercalé dans l'établissement des tuyaux de refoulement, dans lequel s'opère le mélange du produit émulsifiant et de l'eau d'extinction.

DEF

Équipement conçu pour injecter l'émulseur dans l'eau, généralement placé entre la pompe et l'applicateur. [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

injecteur d'émulseur en ligne : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
  • Agentes extintores
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Record 3 2015-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
CONT

A non air-aspirating nozzle discharges foam solution that mixes with air as it travels to the fire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs

Spanish

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Record 4 2015-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
DEF

A [device] fitted to the end of a delivery hose, in which a foam solution is aerated to produce finished foam.

CONT

[An] air-aspirating nozzle uses an opening in the cone shaped nozzle to inject air into a stream of water based foam... to make the concentrate "foam up. "Most commonly found on foam extinguishers and foam handlines.

OBS

foam branchpipe: term standardized by ISO in 1990.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs
DEF

[Dispositif] raccordé à l'extrémité d'un tuyau de refoulement dans lequel de l'air est incorporé à une solution moussante afin de produire la mousse.

OBS

lance à mousse : terme normalisé par l'ISO en 1990.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de salvamento y lucha contra incendios
  • Agentes extintores
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Record 5 2008-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Fire Prevention
CONT

AFFF extinguishers are different from stored-pressure extinguishers in two ways. The AFFF extinguisher tank contains a specified amount of AFFF concentrate mixed with the water, and it has an air aspirating nozzle that aerates the foam solution, producing a better quality foam than a standard extinguisher nozzle provides...

OBS

Aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) extinguishers are suitable for use on class A and class B fires. They are particularly useful in combating fires or suppressing vapors on small liquid fuel spills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Prévention des incendies
CONT

Les extincteurs à mousse à formation de film flottant (AFFF) diffèrent des extincteurs à eau à pression permanente sur deux points. Le réservoir de l'extincteur à mousse AFFF renferme une quantité déterminée de concentré AFFF mélangée à de l'eau, et il comporte un ajutage d'aspiration d'air qui aère la solution moussante afin de produire une mousse de qualité supérieure à celle que produit un ajutage d'extincteur standard [...]

OBS

Les extincteurs à mousse à formation de film flottant (AFFF) sont utilisés contre les feux de classe A et de classe B. Ils sont particulièrement utiles contre les feux ou les vapeurs provenant des petits déversements de carburants.

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
OBS

Fountain Nozzles include : Aerator Nozzles, Independent Aerator nozzles, Bubbler nozzle, Cascade Nozzle, Geyser Nozzle, Cluster Nozzle, Ring Jet Nozzle, Column Jet Nozzle, Foam Jet Nozzle, Surface Jet Nozzles, Ground Jet Nozzles, Three Tier nozzles, Castle jet nozzles, Smooth bore nozzles, Water jet nozzles, Deck Jet nozzles, Morning Glory nozzles, Umbrella nozzle, Bell Nozzles, and Laminar nozzles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
OBS

Jardins d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 7 2005-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A foam generating device that mixes air at atmospheric pressure with foam solution in a nozzle chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Pièce d'équipement qui produit de la mousse en mélangeant l'air avec la solution moussante dans la chambre de lance.

Spanish

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Record 8 2002-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
  • Extinguishing Agents
CONT

There are three different types of foam proportioners commonly used in the fire service : line eductors, balanced pressure proportioners, and around-the-pump proportioners. The line eductor is the simplest and least expensive proportioning device. It has no moving parts in the water way, which makes it durable and dependable. The line eductor may be attached to the hoseline or may be part of the nozzle. There are two different types of line eductors : the in-line eductor and the self-educting nozzle. Both types of eductors use the venturi principle to draft foam concentrate into the water stream. As water at high pressure passes over a reduced opening, it creates a low-pressure area near the outlet side of the eductor. This low-pressure area creates a suction effect. The eductor pickup tube is connected to the eductor at this low-pressure point. The pickup tube submerged in the foam concentrate draws concentrate into the water stream, creating a foam water solution.

OBS

Foam Concentrate Proportioners. In order that a predetermined volume of liquid foam concentrate may be taken from its source and placed into a water stream to form a foam solution of fixed concentration, the following two general method classifications are made: 1. Methods which utilize the pressure energy of the water stream by venturi action and orifices to induct concentrate. ... 2. Methods which utilize external pumps or pressure heads to inject concentrate into the water stream at a fixed ratio to flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
  • Agents extincteurs

Spanish

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Record 9 2000-12-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Machinery
  • Plastics Manufacturing
CONT

The Uniloy SF 2600, the largest structural foam machine purchased by the Brazilian molders, features an extra-wide 110" x 200"(2794 x 5080 mm) platen, 2500 ton(24, 300 kg) clamp force, 300 lb.(136 kg) shot size(four 2300 cu. in. accumulators), 48 nozzle controls, 120"(3048 mm) stroke with 130"(3302 mm) of daylight, and two high output polyethylene screws extruding a total of 4400 lbs.(1995 kg) per hour. Capable of molding either two 1000 liter tanks or one complete tank/lid assembly each cycle, the SF 2500 can produce complete 1000 liter water tank assemblies at a rate of 24 per hour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Machines
  • Plasturgie
CONT

Presses d'injection : Machines pour mousse structurée. Machines pour PVC rigide [...]

Spanish

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Record 10 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
DEF

Protein foam concentrate to which has been added a surface active fluorochemical.

DEF

Fluoroprotein: A type of firefighting foam concentrate containing fluorocarbon surfactant compounds mixed with protein foaming agents.

OBS

Fluoroprotein foam concentrate: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

The concentrates utilized for generating fluoroprotein foams are similar in composition to protein foam concentrates, but in addition to protein polymers they contain fluorinated surface-active agents that confer a "fuel shedding" property to the foam generated. This makes them particularly effective for fire fighting conditions where the foam becomes coated with fuel, such as in the method of sub-surface injection of foam for tank fire fighting, and nozzle or monitor foam applications where the foam may often be plunged into the fuel.

Key term(s)
  • fluoroprotein-type concentrate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs
DEF

Émulseur protéinique contenant des produits tensioactifs fluorocarbonés.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 11 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
CONT

The concentrates utilized for generating fluoroprotein foams are similar in composition to protein foam concentrates, but in addition to protein polymers they contain fluorinated surface-active agents that confer a "fuel shedding" property to the foam generated. This makes them particularly effective for fire fighting conditions where the foam becomes coated with fuel, such as in the method of sub-surface injection of foam for tank fire fighting, and nozzle or monitor foam applications where the foam may often be plunged into the fuel. Fluoroprotein foams are very effective for in-depth petroleum or hydrocarbon fuel fires because of this property of fuel shedding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs

Spanish

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Record 12 1994-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire-Fighting and Rescue Equipment
DEF

Foam making equipment in which the air input is induced by the discharge of the foam solution from a nozzle within the equipment. The induced air is subsequently mixed intimately with the foam solution and the kinetic energy of the mixture within the equipment produces the foam.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de secours et de lutte (incendies)
DEF

Générateur de mousse dans lequel l'introduction de l'air est induite par l'injection de la solution moussante à travers l'injecteur du générateur. L'air introduit est alors mélangé intimement à la solution moussante et l'énergie cinétique du mélange à l'intérieur de l'équipement produit la mousse.

OBS

Générateur de mousse à auto-aspiration, générateur de mousse auto-aspirant : Termes et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 13 1986-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Closing Devices and Nozzles (Mechanical Components)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A nozzle used(a) for applying a medium-fine spray of water;(b) for beating down foam, sometimes in conjunction with the addition of antifoam chemicals;(c) to direct floatables, such as grease, to a convenient removal point in a sedimentation tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Obturateurs et buses (Composants mécaniques)
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Dispositif utilisé pour pulvériser l'eau ou les eaux usées, généralement dans l'air.

Spanish

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