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![STANDARDS
• Indian Standard
MULTIPURPOSE AQUEOUS FILM
FORMING FOAM LIQUID
CONCENTRATE FOR
EXTINGUISHING HYDROCARBON
AND POLAR SOLVENT FIRES—
SPECIFICATION
• Indian Standard
FOAM CONCENTRATE FOR
PRODUCING MECHANICAL FOAM
FOR FIRE FIGHTING—
SPECIFICATION
• IS 4989(PART 4) : 2003
REAFFIRMED 2008
• IS 4989 : 2006
[Amalgamating IS 4989 (Part 1):
1985,
IS 4989 (Part 2): 1984 and IS 4989
(Part 3): 1987]
REAFFIRMED 2012](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/foam-151121090146-lva1-app6892/75/fire-fighting-foam-7-2048.jpg)
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- 1. FIRE FIGHTING FOAM Submittedby :- Arpit Mathur 500034435
- 2. FOAM “A stable aggregationof small bubbles of lower density than oil or water that exhibits a tenacity for covering horizontal surfaces.”
- 3. WHY USE FOAM? Manyagents can extinguish a class “B” fire, however, foam provides: • Suppression of flammable vapors • Prevention of fuel ignition, or re-ignition • Post fire security
- 4. Categories of classB fire Hydrocarbon fuel Crude oil, fuel oil, gasoline ,benzene , naptha, jet fuel, kerosene Polar solvents Alcohols, acetone, laquer thinner, ketones, esters, acids, hydrophilic
- 5. HOW FIRE FIGHTINGFOAM WORKS ? Separates Cools Smothers Penetrates
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- 7. STANDARDS • Indian Standard MULTIPURPOSEAQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAM LIQUID CONCENTRATE FOR EXTINGUISHING HYDROCARBON AND POLAR SOLVENT FIRES— SPECIFICATION • Indian Standard FOAM CONCENTRATE FOR PRODUCING MECHANICAL FOAM FOR FIRE FIGHTING— SPECIFICATION • IS 4989(PART 4) : 2003 REAFFIRMED 2008 • IS 4989 : 2006 [Amalgamating IS 4989 (Part 1): 1985, IS 4989 (Part 2): 1984 and IS 4989 (Part 3): 1987] REAFFIRMED 2012
- 8. STANDARDS • Standard forlow, medium and high expansion foam • Specification for low-expansion foam concentrates for top application to water-immiscible liquids • Specification for medium- and high-expansion foam concentrates for top application to water-immiscible liquids • Standard for Foam Equipment and Liquid Concentrates • NFPA 11:2002 • ISO 7203-1 2011 • ISO 7203-2 2011 • UL 162
- 9. TYPES OF FOAMCOMPOUNDS compound Mechanical Low AFFF FFFP AR-AFFF Medium High Chemical Protein Flouro protein Synthetic Mechanical :- Classification based on expansion ratio Chemical :- Classification based on composition
- 10. MECHANICAL FOAM COMPOUND •Low expansion • Medium expansion • High expansion • Foam expansion ratio may be upto 50 : 1, but usually between 5:1 to 15:1. • Foam expansion ratio vary from 51:1 to 500:1 • Foam expansion ratio vary from 501:1 to 1500:1, usually between 750:1 to 1000:1
- 11. TYPES OF FOAMCONCENTRATE Type 1 : - 99% water 1% concentrate Type 3 : - 97% water 3% concentrate Type 6 : - 94% water 6% concentrate
- 12. FOAM CONCENTRATE • Proteinfoam # (3,6) • AFFF (Aquaeous film forming foam) # (1,3,6) • FFFP (film forming flouro protein) # (3,6) • FP (flouro protein) # (3,6) # (type of concentrate) • A foam concentrate that has a hydrolyzed protein base with stabilizing additives suitable for Class A and B fires (only non polar solvent). • A foam concentrate that has a fluorinated surfactant with stabilizing additive and synthetic surfactants foaming agents for Class A and B fires (only non polar solvent). • A foam concentrate that is protein base with one or more fluorinated surfactant additives for Class A and B fires • A foam concentrate that is protein base with one or more fluorinated surfactant additives for Class A and B fires
- 13. FOAM CONCENTRATE • Alcoholresistance aqueous film forming foam (AR-AFFF) # (3/3 & 3/6) • Alcohol Resistance Fluoro Protein Foam (AR-FP) # () 3/3 & 3/6 • Alcohol Resistance Film Forming Fluoro Protein Foam (AR-FFFP) # (3/3 & 3/6) • Synthetic Foam (SF) # (1,3,6) • A foam concentrate that has a fluorinated surfactant with stabilizing additive of Polysaccharide and synthetic surfactants foaming agents for Class A and B fires. • A foam concentrate that has Protein base with one or more fluorinated surfactant with stabilizing additive of Polysaccharide for Class A and B fires • A foam concentrate that has Protein base with one or more fluorinated surfactant with stabilizing additive of Polysaccharide for Class A and B fires • A non-fluoro surfactant base concentrate & non hydrolyzed protein suitable only for Class A fire.
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