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HI-X FOAM [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extinguishing Agents
  • Air Transport
DEF

Equipment and liquid foam concentrates variously designed to provide foams at expansion rates of 200 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.

OBS

high expansion foam: term standardized by ISO.

OBS

high expansion foam; HI-X foam : terms officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

Key term(s)
  • high-expansion foam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Agents extincteurs
  • Transport aérien
DEF

Mousse dont le taux de foisonnement est supérieur à 200 (généralement de l'ordre de 500).

OBS

Mousse à haut foisonnement : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

OBS

mousse à grand foisonnement; mousse à grande expansion : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Agentes extintores
  • Transporte aéreo
OBS

espuma de gran esponjamiento: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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