Open AccessMaterial selection for a new type of fire extinguisher
Author(s) -
Laurens Lambert,
Wim De Waele,
Gertrudis Van de Vijver
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
sustainable construction and design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2295-9092
pISSN - 2032-7471
DOI - 10.21825/scad.v2i3.20547
Subject(s) - fire safety , selection (genetic algorithm) , process (computing) , architectural engineering , point (geometry) , computer science , risk analysis (engineering) , material selection , construction engineering , engineering , forensic engineering , business , artificial intelligence , materials science , geometry , mathematics , composite material , operating system
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.