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Dry Powder Type Portable Fire Extinguishers
Fire protection on ships is provided by detection and fire-fighting equipment together with structural features which are intended to contain an outbreak of fire and the employment when required of non-combustible materials to prevent its spread.
There are four principal types of portable extinguisher usually found on
board ship. These are the soda-acid, foam, dry powder and carbon dioxide
extinguishers. Working principle of a dry powder type portable extinguisher explained below.