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Originally Posted by
andrasz
@aussiepax: read...think...write... in that order
@Ian W: A severe fire needs two things - etc.............
The Fire Triangle.
Fire (not just on a an aircraft) needs 3 things - heat, fuel and oxygen.
That is only true of normal fires. But the lithium battery fires do not need any of those to start. They are 'fueled' by chemical/electrical energy and do not need oxygen. All you can do is cool them ideally flooding them with water removing the heat from the exothermic reaction. Many IEDs are made of critical mixes of reducing and oxidizing agents that will 'explosively' react even under water - initiation may be as minor as a knock or vibration or a flash of light. If the mix is varied the reaction may not be explosive but be a violent high temperature fire, A 'peaceful' use of such a mix is a thermite lance which is often used underwater.