Abstract
The use of an aqueous solution containing 5 - 10% water glass to extinguish fires is validated. As water evaporates from the solution on the combustion surface, water glass forms a viscoplastic insulating film, which under the action of high temperature foams and forms a porous insulting layer from the inorganic foam.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 234-235 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Glass and Ceramics (English translation of Steklo i Keramika) |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 7-8 |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2011 |
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Keywords
- Aqueous solution
- Density
- Fires
- Inorganic foam
- Insulating layer
- Thermal conductivity
- Viscosity
- Water glass
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Materials Chemistry
- Mechanics of Materials
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Lotov, V. A. (2011). Use of aqueous solutions of water glass to extinguish fires. Glass and Ceramics (English translation of Steklo i Keramika), 68(7-8), 234-235. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10717-011-9361-5