Experiment #1
Since our initial blog, we’ve had some time to think about what we needed in order to officially begin building our firefighting device. One of the most crucial components of the device that will dictate its design, efficacy, and overall size is the type of chemical compound that we use. The device’s goal will still be to extinguish a kitchen fire as soon as it starts by delivering an accurate stream of fire retardant chemical to the targeted area, but how we deliver the compound will be dependent on the properties of the compound such as density and state (solid or liquid) . We then decided to perform a few experiments in order to find out which chemical compound will work best . We know that our target fire is a class K fire, which encompasses fires that start on grease, animal fat, vegetable oil, and cooking oils. During our research, we found that obtaining the necessary comp...