FIRE PROTECTION: THE DESIGN OF DECK DRY CHEMICAL SYSTEMS FOR CHEMICAL TANKERS AND LFG VESSELS

As dry chemical fire extinguishing systems are preferred over any other for fire fighting on dry chemical carriers and LFG vessels, a few design criteria are offered for consideration. The most important design criteria, in the author's opinion, is the extinguishing capbility of the system, and this capability is primarily determined by the type of dry chemical used, the output of the dry chemical pistols, the number of handline points, and the size of the dry chemical installation. Each of these criteria are thoroughly described in the article. A complete dry chemical system is then described, with descriptions of the energising gas and its storage, the distribution manifold, handlines, and the entire installation in general. The various maritime authorities that accept the type of extinguishing system described in the article are also listed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Fuel and Metallurgical Journals Limited

  John Adam House, John Adam Street
  London WC2N 6JH,   England 
• Authors:
  • Clements, M
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24-26
• Serial:
  • Safety at Sea International
  • Issue Number: 53
  • Publisher: DMG World Media, Limited
  • ISSN: 0142-0666

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Chemicals; Fire extinguishers; Fire extinguishing agents; Fire fighting; Fire fighting equipment; Safety equipment
• Old TRIS Terms: Dry chemical extinguishers
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052054
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Maritime Research Center, Kings Point
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1974 12:00AM