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We have CO2 fire extinguishers, we have water fire
extinguishers, why not combine the two and make a
carbonated water fire extinguisher! It would have a lot
more range than water alone, and would last longer than
CO2 alone. This was inspired by stories of a guy using
shaken bottles of Pepsi
Max to put out spot fires when
the mains
water failed.
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//It would have a lot more range than water alone// |
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...Ackshully, I think this might not be the case. One advantage to water extinguishers is the stream does a reasonably good job of staying together, much because of the nozzle design and largely laminar flow. If the water were carbonated, I'm sure this would cause it to de-carbonate as it comes out the nozzle (commensurate with the pressure drop). By "fizzing" as it comes out of the nozzle, it'd break up the stream, and I beleive the stream wouldn't have nearly the same range. |
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...or then agian I could be wrong. |
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The old soda-acid fire extinguishers generate CO2 to pressurise water. |
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I'm sure your idea has been partly baked in the form of using a soda syphon as an impromptu extinguisher. |
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... so why does the can of pop explode when you shake it up ? |
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