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Tuesday 23 April 2019

Space fire extinguisher sucks instead of blows

The VEM extinguisher is designed for use on spacecraft and other special environments

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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