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Many different types of fire extinguishers exist and many different gases are used. A water extinguisher may contain pressurized air. Other types use carbon dioxide or compressed nitrogen. There are also halogenated extinguishers containing proprietary mixtures of fire-suppression gases.
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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.
What fire extinguisher would you use on a petrol fire?
Foam, dry powder or CO2 gas- a Class B extinguisher
How to fill nitrogen to fire extinguisher from cylinder?
There is equipment that connects from the gas tank to the fire extinguisher, and is deigned to keep from overpressurizing the extinguisher. Do NOT try this without the equipment.
What extinguisher use on gas fire?
Carbon dioxide
Which gas is used as fire extinguisher?
Carbon Dioxide
What is stored in fire extinguishers?
A self-contained fire extinguisher includes an extinguishing agent and usually a pressurized gas. In a CO2 extinguisher, the pressurized gas is also the agent.
Is nitrogen fire extinguisher?
Nitrogen can be used in fire extinguishers as gas propellant.
Gas in fire extinguishers?
yes but it is depend on nature of gas whether it is flammable or not.... co2 is fire extinguisher gas widely used ....
What is a gas in a fire extinguisher that can put out fire?
The most common 'gas' in a fire extinguisher is carbon dioxide (CO2), but there are others. They include Halon 1211, Halon 1301, FM200, FE-36, Halotron I and a few more.
What can put out a fire rathe than water or extinguisher?
The gas extinguisher that is filled with carbon dioxide and one that is filled with foam can help put out a fire.
What should every gas powered boat be equipped with?
A Fire extinguisher
Is steam better extinguisher of a natural gas fire than nitrogen?
it depends how big the fire is
