EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON FIRE-EXTINGUISHING OF LITHIUM
Fire-extinguishing behavior of four fire extinguishants, dry sand, pearlite, Natrex-L and Natrex-M on burning lithium was examined. Temperature and flame increase in chemical reaction between lithium and silicon, which is the major element in the fire extinguishants, were observed for dry sand and pearlite. For Natrex-L, temperature increase was not observed visually, although flame was slightly increased when it was applied to the burning lithium. The effect of lithium pool depth on the fire-extinguishing performance of Natrex-L was investigated on the definite area of the lithium combustion surface because the density of Natrex-L was larger than that of liquid lithium. It was found that the amount (thickness) of fire extinguishant necessary for fire-extinguishing increased as the depth increased. In this experimental condition (combustion area: 270cm2, lithium depth: 1 -2cm), the minimum thickness of the fire extinguishant was 1.5 times the depth of the lithium pool.
Tomohiro Furukawa Shoichi Kato~ Yasushi Hirakawa Hiroo Kondo Hiroo Nakamura
O-arai Research and Development Center Japan Atomic Energy Agency 4002 Narita, O-arai, Ibaraki, 311- Fusion Research and Development Directorate Japan Atomic Energy Agency 2-4 Shirakata-Shirane, Tokai,
国际会议
18th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering(第18届国际核能工程大会 ICONE 18)
西安
英文
1-6
2010-05-17（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）