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  2. The Pyrene Company Limited - Wikipedia

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    The fire extinguisher manufacturer Minimax Limited, was purchased by Pyrene in 1955. During 1955 the FB5X foam making branch pipe was introduced and the Pyrene ED-HOL system in ships, which recycled the ship's own inert exhaust gases to fight fires in the hold, was developed.

  3. Firefighting foam - Wikipedia

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    Hand-held foam extinguishers used the same two chemicals in solution. To actuate the extinguisher, a seal was broken and the unit inverted, allowing the liquids to mix and react. Chemical foam is a stable solution of small bubbles containing carbon dioxide with lower density than oil or water, and exhibits persistence for covering flat surfaces ...

  4. Fire extinguisher - Wikipedia

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    The chemical foam extinguisher was invented in 1904 by Aleksandr Loran in Russia, based on his previous invention of fire fighting foam. Loran first used it to extinguish a pan of burning naphtha. [7] It worked and looked similar to the soda-acid type, but the inner parts were slightly different.

  5. Amerex - Wikipedia

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    A typical Amerex fire extinguisher. Amerex Corporation is a large American manufacturer of firefighting products. Based in Trussville, Alabama, Amerex makes hand-portable and wheeled fire extinguishers for commercial and industrial environments, as well as fire and explosion suppression vehicle systems for military use.

  6. Aleksandr Loran - Wikipedia

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    He invented fire fighting foam, which was successfully tested in several experiments in 1902-1903. [1] In 1904 Loran patented his invention, and developed the first foam extinguisher the same year. [2] Subsequently, he founded a company called Eurica, based in Saint Petersburg, and started to sell his fire extinguishers under that brand.

  7. Compressed air foam system - Wikipedia

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    A compressed air foam system is defined as a standard water pumping system that has an entry point where compressed air can be added to a foam solution to generate foam. The air compressor also provides energy , which, gallon for gallon, propels compressed air foam rather than aspirated or standard water nozzles .