FireAde
2000 may be used on the following fire categories: A) Class "A"
Fires Wood / Paper / Cotton / Hay / Coal / Tyres FireAde 2000
is used on Class "A" fires in mixture ratios from 0.25% to 1%.
FireAde 2000 can be introduced into the
water stream through any type of liquid concentrate proportioning device such
as an in-line eductor, on-board proportioner, and around-the-pump proportioner
or balance pressure concentrate metering system.
FireAde
2000 is also very effective if pre-mixed in a pumping apparatus, booster tank,
portable ground tank or other water supply source. Any means by which you can
achieve a 0.25% mixture ratio or higher in the water stream will provide tremendous
extinguishing capabilities, faster cooling, and water savings! FireAde 2000
is an excellent medium for cutting a fire path through burning fuel in order to
rescue casualties or property. Having cut the path, the fuel will not re-ignite
even though the fire is still burning either side!
B)
Class "B" Fires
Non-Polar
Solvents @ 3% Dilution
Gasoline
Diesel
Jet
A
JP4
JP5
JP8
Crude
Oils
Kerosene
Tyres
Polar
Solvents @ 6% Dilution
Methanol
Isopropyl Alcohol
Methyl
Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
Note:
FireAde 2000 extinguishes ALL sides of the fire tetrahedron even when utilized
as Foam, resulting in even faster extinguishment than traditional Foams. The Foam
Blanket produced from FireAde 2000 has been designed to quickly drain after
extinguishment allowing faster clean up and enabling quicker visibility and access
to objects that would be covered with traditional Foams.
C) USA Class "C" Fires - i.e. Electrical DO NOT APPLY TO
ELECTRICAL FIRES
D) European Class
"E" Fires - i.e. Electrical DO NOT APPLY TO ELECTRICAL FIRES
E)
European Class "C" Fires Vapor Fires and FireAde 2000
is highly effective in this category.
F)
Class "D" Fires Magnesium Titanium * Note: Apply Concentrate
to Class "D" Fires
G)
European Class "F" Fires (class K in the USA) Fat or grease
fires.
2.
COOLING MEDIUM
FireAde 2000
achieves a marked and rapid reduction of heat by creating a temperature gradient
caused by latent heat of evaporation and by simple volume cooling. Because
FireAde 2000 makes water up to 6 times wetter, the cooling effect is very
impressive, enabling previously hot debris to be cleared away by hand very soon
after extinguishment.
3.
SPILL CONTROL -HAZARDOUS HYDROCARBON and POLAR SOLVENT
Because
of its ability to emulsify fuel and solvents, FireAde 2000 eliminates or
reduces risks associated with flammable hydrocarbon and Polar solvent spills.
Downtime is minimized or eliminated as spills and cleanup operations are dealt
with quickly and safely with no risk of ignition. Practical applications are found
in:
Highway Spills
Auto
Racing Track Spills
Airport Apron
Spills
Refinery, Chemical and Industrial
Spills
Neutralization of Spills
in Storm Drains
4.
TOXIC SMOKE SCRUBBER
The encapsulation
qualities of FireAde 2000 works just as well on smoke as on liquids. The
scrubbing effects of FireAde 2000 can be observed a moment after the product
is applied. Dense and toxic black smoke rapidly changes to cleaner white smoke
with proportionately higher water vapor content than dangerous toxins. FireAde
2000 interrupts free radical chain reaction thus preventing them from coalescing,
forming soot and smoke. Less smoke and fewer toxins mean improved safety and improved
visibility into working areas.
5.
VAPOR CONTROL
As many vapors represent
an explosion hazard and hinder safe working, the encapsulation quality of FireAde
2000 is particularly useful when used to "lockup" vapors and render
them safe. Practical applications are found in:
Tank
Cleaning and Degreasing
Petrochemical
Pipeline Cleaning
Valve Box Degassing
(see our VaporAde 2000 brochure for details on an enhanced product version with
these features plus other benefits)
6. BIOREMEDIATION
Biodegradation
of unwanted hydrocarbon molecules is speeded up in brownfield sites and land reclamation
projects.
FireAde 2000
encapsulates the hydrocarbon molecules and suspends them in aqueous solution making
them readily available to naturally occurring or synthetic micro-organisms.
FireAde
2000 may be used as a vehicle to carry any specific micro-organism cocktail
to meet a bioremediation program.
