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ASPIRATOR FOAM NOZZLE [1 record]

Record 1 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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