What kinds of fires are carbon tetrachloride fire extinguishers mainly used for fighting?
Carbon tetrachloride is not conductive, it can be used for fire extinguishing 10kV electrical equipment, but the carbon tetrachloride is toxic when inhaled, containing more carbon tetrachloride in the air when the danger, so when used on the upwind side or higher, if the use of carbon tetrachloride in indoor air does not flow to the local fire when wearing a gas mask or wet the nose and mouth towel.
Carbon tetrachloride fire extinguisher is a kind of old fire fighting product. It not only has low fire extinguishing efficiency, but also produces poisonous phosgene because of high temperature when it is fire. It is a choking agent and is harmful to people and animals. Production and sale of carbon tetrachloride fire extinguishers are prohibited.
Mainly used for fighting electrical equipment fire.Carbon tetrachloride liquid is quickly vaporized when it meets fire, at atmospheric pressure, the volume of steam is 145 times of the liquid, 5.5 times heavier than the air, and when there is 10% carbon tetrachloride in the air, it can prevent the combustion.
