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From: ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman)
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Subject: Re: using AFMs to exginguish oil fires
Keywords: AFM, Kuwait, wildfires
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Date: 8 Mar 91 02:21:50 GMT
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From: ke4zv!gary@gatech.edu (Gary Coffman)

In article <1991Mar1.052316.28686@cbnews.att.com> obed!steve@uunet.UU.NET (stephen Samuel) writes:
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>Has any work been done on the concept of using AFM minitions to 
>fight oil fires via oxygen starvation?  

The problem with blowing out oil well fires is that the fire has heated
up the metallic junk surrounding the wellhead to incandesance. The fire
will immediately relight as soon as air whooshes back in following the
snuffing explosion. You must first remove as much of the junk as possible
and cool the rest with lots of water. Then you can blow out the candle.

Gary