System consists of piped installation using water from fire mains of ship; water passes through 1000-gpm positive displacement water-motor proportioner where correct amount of foam forming concentrate or liquid stabilizer is added from 300-gal reservoir; solution is piped to hazardous areas where portable nozzles produce large " snowstorms"; on carrier near Korea theater fire involving crashed aircraft loaded with jellied gasoline bombs was extinguished in 9 min.


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    Title :

    Aircraft carrier pushbutton fire fighting


    Additional title:

    Nat Fire Protection Assn -- Quarterly


    Contributors:
    Tuve, R.L. (author)


    Publication date :

    1951


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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