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While nitrogen is an inert gas and capable of putting fire out it is very impractical to use as a fire suppression agent. All products used in portable fire extinguishers can be seen when discharged either as a liquid or a powder so you can see where it is going. All of these products are also heavier than air so they will always tend to sink downward towards the base of the flames (at least for a short while). Nitrogen cannot be seen and is not heavier than air making it a very poor choice.
please answer that can nitrogen is used as a fire extinguishing element, or tell me another elements for this purpose please answer that can nitrogen is used as a fire extinguishing element, or tell me another elements for this purpose
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoNitrogen gas IS used as a fire extinguishing agent, just not the most common one. Nitrogen is useful in sensitive environments because it is inert
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Is nitrogen fire extinguisher?
Nitrogen can be used in fire extinguishers as gas propellant.
What kind of nitrogen gas is used in powder fire extinguisher?
N2, you know nitrogen gas
What type of extinguisher agent must be used for all classes of fire?
dry powder
Is nitrogen gas used in a Dry powder fire extinguisher?
Yes, portable dry chemical fire extinguishers are pressurized by means of nitrogen (expellant gas used to discharge the extinguishing agent from its container). Carbon dioxide can also be used as expellant gas. Usually carbon dioxide is used for temperatures ranges of 0oC to +49oC, and nitrogen for extreme temperature ranges of -54oC to +99oC.
What type of fire extinguisher is used on a gasoline fire?
You need to use a Class B extinguisher on flammable liquids.
What can be used to put out a fire?
Fire extinguisher
What is class c fire extinguisher is used for?
A class C fire extinguisher is used for electrical fires. A all purpose A, B, C extinguisher can also be used.
Which fire extinguisher supplier does a firestation use?
There are two main types of fire extinguishers: stored pressure and cartridge-operated. In stored pressure units, the expellant is stored in the same chamber as the firefighting agent itself. Depending on the agent used, different propellants are used. With dry chemical extinguishers, nitrogen is typically used; water and foam extinguishers typically use air. Stored pressure fire extinguishers are the most common type
Why nitrogen does not stop burning?
Do you mean why is nitrogen not used as a fire extinguisher? Well, it SORT of is. Nitrogen gas can be used for blanketing a process, to exclude oxygen. But nitrogen is lightly lighter than air, and tends to float away easily. Carbon Dioxide, the most common fire extinguishing gas, is very heavy, and lays on top of the fire. Carbon Dioxide is much easier to keep liquid at room temperature- meaning an extinguisher will hold much more CO2 than N2.
Is there a rating on a fire extinguisher?
Yes. They are rated for the type of fire they can be used against, and the capacity of the extinguisher.
If only one of the three pictographs on a fire extinguisher is highlighted the fire extinguisher can be used on?
Only the type of fire that is highlighted
How would you know how to use a fire extinguisher and what types of fire it may be used?
Read the label on the extinguisher.
