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When the discharge valve is opened, the CO2 is forced out of the tank by pressure, and changes to CO2 gas. This is a heavy gas that will not burn, and blocks the fire from getting oxygen.
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What happens to the particles in carbon dioxide gas when compressed in a fire extinguisher?
The gas becomes a liquid inside the extinguisher. When the extinguisher is operated, the liquid changes back to a gas when released.
Where can carbon dioxide found?
fire extinguisher
Where can carbon dioxide be found?
fire extinguisher
Why carbon dioxide in a fire extinguisher turns into a liquid?
It does not. Technical input: compressed CO2 might be in liquid form INSIDE the fire extinguisher because it is under more than about 5 atmospheres of pressure.
Who invented the carbon dioxide fire extinguisher?
The first carbon dioxide portable fire extinguisher in the USA was made by Walter Kidde & Co., Inc. in 1924.
What extinguisher use on gas fire?
Carbon dioxide
Which gas is used as fire extinguisher?
Carbon Dioxide
What happens when there is carbon dioxide around a fire?
the fire should exstinguish a carbon dioxide puts out flames as it is a common fire extinguisher
What fire do use a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher on?
A CO2 fire extinguisher will work on flammable liquid and electrical fires only. If used on any other type of fire they will just give it more oxygen and it will spread.
What is the state of the carbon dioxide in a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher?
The state is dependent upon the temperature. At 70 degrees F and below, some of the carbon dioxide is in the form of a liquid, with some vapor. If the temperature exceeds 88 degrees F (the critical temperature of carbon dioxide), the liquid phase disappears, and the contents of the extinguisher is vapor. The majority of the CO2 stored in a fire extinguisher is a liquid under pressure of more than 5 atmospheres. The boiling temperature of carbon dioxide is 70 degrees Fahrenheit BELOW zero at 5.2 bar (about 73 psi), meaning it is liquid or supercritical fluid at room temperature if it is compressed at more pressure than that.
What does carbon dioxide do in a soda acid fire extinguisher?
It is the propellant used to force water out of the extinguisher.
What is the Importance of carbon dioxide?
to help plants and to put in fire extinguisher
