Space fire extinguisher sucks instead of blows

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Toyohashi University of Technology has developed an inside-out fire extinguisher for use inside spacecraft. Instead of spraying out extinguishing agents at a fire, the Vacuum Extinguish Method (VEM) sucks the flames and burning materials into a vacuum chamber, where they can be safely suffocated or extinguished.

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Category: Space

Tags:

• Fire
• Fire Extinguishers
• Firefighting
• Safety

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2UsX13q