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Material selection for a new type of fire extinguisher

Authors: L. Lambert , W. De Waele , G. Van De Vijver

Abstract

Nowadays safety is a hot topic, damage inflicted to human beings is intolerable. Fire safety is a big concernin industrial areas, but in residential areas a lot less precautions are in place. Therefore a new type of fireextinguisher should be developed that should encourage the installation of fire extinguishers in commercialenvironments and at home. The design of this fire extinguisher has to answer to a lot of demands. From alegal point of view, the extinguisher has to comply with the PED regulations and the EN 3 standard. Extrademands are, given the purpose, superb performance, great ergonomics and an attractive visual design.One of the steps in the design process is to make a material selection based on needed and desiredproperties of materials. Also the possible processes for manufacturing are an important parameter.

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How to Cite: Lambert, L. , De Waele, W. & Van De Vijver, G. (2011) “Material selection for a new type of fire extinguisher”, International Journal of Sustainable Construction and Design. 2(3). doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/scad.v2i3.20547