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The larger problem is the toxic gases being released.[1] For my latest safety training in the maritime industry the handling of lithium battery fires was essent
by Gwypaas 7y ago
The larger problem is the toxic gases being released.[1] For my latest safety training in the maritime industry the handling of lithium battery fires was essentially put yourself upwind and let it burn it self out to prevent any exposure.
[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09784-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09784-z
- tgsovlerkhgsel 7y agoA lithium-ion battery fire is distinct from a lithium metal fire. (The paper linked here is on li-ion battery fires) Li-ion battery fires are commonly fought with water.
- Gwypaas 7y agoSorry I was not being clear, I realize that a metallic fire is different from a battery fire. Updated the comment to reflect that. The case we primarily discussed was an EV fire on the car deck of a ro-ro ferry. And the conclusion from the paper is important: "Using water mist resulted in a temporarily increased production rate of HF but the application of water mist had no significant effect on the total amount of released HF." Essentially, our conclusion was don't touch it, if you have to then cool flammable things in the vicinity and as a last resort if things are about to spiral out of control put water on it.