Effect of nano-magnesium hydroxide on the performance of fluorine-free foam extinguishing agent
In this paper,polyether-modified trisiloxane and CTAB as surfactants,and nano-magnesium hydroxide and xanthan gum as stabilizing agent were prepared for preparation of fluorine-free foam fire extinguishing agent.L9(34)orthogonal table was used to analyze surface tension,foaming performance and foam stability of foam solution,and orthogonally optimized foam formula was selected for fire fighting and anti-burning experimental research.The results showed that the viscosity of the compound system was low between 1.00-1.21mPa·s.The foam solution composed of CTAB with mass fraction of 0.8%and 12%polyether-modified trisiloxane had the lowest surface tension of 19.73mN/m.Polyether-modified trisiloxane cooperated with CTAB to enhance the solution foaming performance and foam stability.When the mass fraction of nanometer magnesium hydroxide was 0.5%,the solution foaming was highly optimal,reaching 207mm,and the 25%solution time increased from 205s to 216s.The foam fire extinguishing agent prepared with the mass fraction of 1.2%CTAB,12%polyether-modified trisiloxane,0.5%nano-magnesium hydroxide and 0.05%xanthan gum was used to extinguish the n-heptane fire with the oil pan area of 0.25m2,and the fire extinguishing time was 107s with the anti-burning time of 372s.