Burning Oil Smothered As Emulsion' Forms of the Yangtszepoo Fire Station on Xangtszepoo Road by Messrs. Liddell Bros. & Ca. of Shanghai, who are agents for the London firm of Mather Platt, manufacturers of the equipment used in the demonstration.
Based upon the fact that oil, when in a state of emulsion with water, ill not burn, the extinguishing system employs a number of specially designed nozzles which spray water over burning oil at such a pressure that the liquid is immediately transformed into a non-inflammable emulsion. Demonstrations were carried out in which oils varying in density from transformer oil to petrol were set alight in large testing tanks and then extinguished when water from nozzles above the tank were automatically turned on and sprayed on the oil under a pressure of about 80 pounds.
Six demonstrations in all were made to prove the efficiency of the equipment, which comprises what is known as the Mulsifyre System. The main advantage of the Flan is that no chemicals are used and, as a result, the oil is in no way damaged. The water which is mixed with it soon sinks to the bottom of the tank and the oil may be drawn off and saved. Over 100 people attended the demonstration which was superintended by Mr. A. L. Slack, Shanghai Representative for the firm of Mather & Platt Ltd.
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