E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . A 55,000-BBU TANK ON FIRE. WITH A STRONG WIND BLOWING. IKE KXTINGUISHEU FOKTY-KIGHT SECONDS AFTER THE APPLICATION OF CARBONIC-ACID GAS ^ known property of oil to float on water. The use ofcarbonic-acid gas is ineffective, because of the great dif-fusion in the atmosphere by the rising currents of airand other natural conditions. Both of these difficultiesare reported as being remedied by a method which has are the flames extinguished but the smoke and fumesare also smothered. Another advantage stated is the comparative drynessof the foam
E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . A 55,000-BBU TANK ON FIRE. WITH A STRONG WIND BLOWING. IKE KXTINGUISHEU FOKTY-KIGHT SECONDS AFTER THE APPLICATION OF CARBONIC-ACID GAS ^ known property of oil to float on water. The use ofcarbonic-acid gas is ineffective, because of the great dif-fusion in the atmosphere by the rising currents of airand other natural conditions. Both of these difficultiesare reported as being remedied by a method which has are the flames extinguished but the smoke and fumesare also smothered. Another advantage stated is the comparative drynessof the foam compared to water, as it possesses no ten-dency to soak into the material, which results in less August 30, 1919 Engineering and Mining Journal 351 damage. The bubbles are minute in size and hold thegas efficiently. The composition of the solution usedfor the formation of the bubbles has not been revealedby the inventors. The froth resulting from the releaseof the liquid from the extinguisher is eight times involume that of the original liquid, which therefore givesit a large area-covering
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