Carbon Dioxide as a Fire Suppressant: Examining the Risks ...
Carbon Dioxide as a Fire Suppressant: Examining the Risks. ... For inert gases presently used as fire suppression agents (argon, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and mixtures of these), the extinguishing concentration (As measured by the cup burner method (NFPA 2001)) is observed to be linearly related to the heat capacity of the agent-air mixture ...