front 1 Air-aspirating foam nozzle | back 1 designed to provide the aeration required to make the highest quality foam possible; most effective appliance for the generation of low-expansion foam |
front 2 Aqueous film forming foam(AFFF) | back 2 Synthetic foam concentrated that, when combined with water, can form a complete vapor barrier over fuel spills and fires and is a highly effective extinguishing and blanketing agent on hydrocarbon fuels |
front 3 Dry chemical | back 3 Any one of a number of powdery extinguishing agents used to extinguish fires |
front 4 Dry powder | back 4 Extinguishing agent suitable for use on combustible metal fires |
front 5 Extinguishing agent | back 5 Any substance used for the purpose of controlling or extinguishing a fire |
front 6 Hologenated extinguishing agents | back 6 chemical compound that contains carbon plus one or more elements from the halogen series. |
front 7 Saponification | back 7 Phenomenon that occurs when mixtures of alkaline based chemicals that a certain cooking oils come into contact, resulting in the formation of a soapy film |
front 8 Wet chemical system | back 8 Extinguishing system that uses a wet chemical solution as the primary extinguishing agent; usually installed in range hoods and associated ducting where grease may accumulate |