@article{ref1,
title="Performance improvement of the dry chemical-based fire extinguishers using nanocalcium silicate synthesised from biowaste",
journal="Journal of fire sciences",
year="2023",
author="Viriyawattana, Nuttabodee and Sinworn, Surachat",
volume="41",
number="3",
pages="73-88",
abstract="Herein, we investigated nanocalcium silicate (nCa2SiO4) prepared from clam shells and rice husks for its utilisation as a chemical agent in a fire-extinguishing mixture comprising ABC dry powder. The fire-extinguishing performance was evaluated with Class A and B fires. The prepared mixture was compared with commercial mono-ammonium phosphate powder based on different parameters, namely extinguishing time, amount of extinguishing agent used, fire temperature reduction rate, powder coating on the fuel and a reburn incident. It was found that the mixture of nCa2SiO4 and ABC dry powder could extinguish Class A and B fires within 10.67 and 9 s, respectively, while commercial mono-ammonium phosphate powder required 11 and 11.33 s to extinguish Class A and B fires, respectively. Thus, the mixture of nCa2SiO4 and ABC dry powder was more effective and less consumed as compared to commercial mono-ammonium phosphate powder (Class B only). This study demonstrates the efficacy of nCa2SiO4 to improve the performance of dry chemical-based fire extinguishers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0734-9041",
doi="10.1177/07349041231168553",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07349041231168553"
}