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Parent comment seems to be correct: the key thing to do is lower the temperature. Here's an interesting FAA study I found about it: https://www.fire.tc.faa.go
by nielsbot 5y ago
Parent comment seems to be correct: the key thing to do is lower the temperature.
Here's an interesting FAA study I found about it:
https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-13-53.pdf https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/TC-13-53.pdf
Also, just googling it returns this, for example
"Traditional fire extinguishers, such as foam and water, don’t work on lithium battery fires. The only way to extinguish a lithium battery fire is to flood the battery with water."
[https://bridgehill.com/fire-blankets/lithium/ https://bridgehill.com/fire-blankets/lithium/]
- busterarm 5y agoThat's "for the prevention of thermal runway". This study is talking about how to _prevent_ fires. We're talking about fires that have already started here and are raging out of control and consuming the car. The battery verification tests confirmed that aqueous agents were most effective for the prevention of thermal runaway propagation. For the lithium-ion cell chemistries tested, none of the handheld agents at their recommended application distances were able to prevent propagation. The lithium-metal battery tests revealed that, without suppression, the cells would propagate into thermal runaway. To stop propagation, 500 mL of the aqueous agents were sufficient.
- errcorrectcode 5y agoThe FAA has an instructional video for flight attendants and other flight crew as to how to extinguish li-ion fires. Step one: pour a bunch of cold drinks on it. Step two: the end. Edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3ZOvhRNwU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3ZOvhRNwU