Fire extinguishers for manned spacecraft

Копылов, С. Н.; Smirnov, N. V.; Tanklevsky, Leonid

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2014.11.004

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“…The foam can be delivered in less than 30s, to ef-fectively tackle fire on module appliances s [75]. This type of extinguisher would prove to be inefficient if the case of fire-burning clothing on a human, so it is complemented by a 2.5l water-based OCΠ-4 that can switch between foam and jet, providing the adapted level of moisture to different fire situations [77]. The American, Japanese and European modules feature CO 2 portable fire extinguishers that contain 2.7kg of gas compressed at 58 atm which can be discharged over forty-five seconds.…”

Section: Present Fire Safety Strategy In the Issmentioning

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Fire safety in spacecraft: Past incidents and Deep Space challenges

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Fire safety in spacecraft: Past incidents and Deep Space challenges

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“…A typical modern "lightweight" fire extinguisher, consists of a steel (ST12-European Standards) cylindrical hull, with a typical thickness of about 1.5 to 2 mm. [9] On the inside of the hull, usually a coating, (epoxy, polyester) is fitted to protect it from corrosion. On the outside, the hull is protected by a layer of paint.…”

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Design and Analysis of Lightweight Fire Extinguishers using Alternately Available Metals

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Singh²,

Sharma³

et al. 2020

IJAPIE

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This research aims to optimize the weight of already existing fire extinguishers containing Carbon Dioxide as per BIS standards IS 2190: 2010 and IS 7285-1: 2004. In the paper, an optimized and new design is proposed to minimize the weight of the pressure vessel making it easier to store in smaller compartments and also allowing faster hand-held use during an emergency. The weight has been reduced substantially by using proposed materials and FEA simulations were performed on the model to check for failures under the set test conditions with the aim to minimize the volume of metal used that is able to withstand the hydrostatic load of pressure gas. ANSYS Mechanical 18.2 was used for performing 3d pressure analysis while the model was designed on Solidworks 2016. A Multi Frontal Direct Solver was preferred to reach the solutions in every case. The analysis results of all the materials were compared and finally, a material was selected that was tough enough to clear the safety standards and extremely light so that even old people could use it without any issues. A simple shell of Titanium Grade-5 Alloy was found to be the proper and optimal choice to obtain good mechanical properties and lightweight.

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