Capsule, pyrodene
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GEL/CONCENTRATED
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0480.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Recochem Inc., Hydra-Clene Div.
- MODEL
- WET WATER
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CONTAINER: CARDSTOCK WITH METAL LID AND BOTTOM; CONTENTS: PYRODYNE (MAN MADE CHEMICAL)
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 9.0 cm
- Height
- 19.8 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Industrial equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Recochem
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- MANUFACTURED SINCE THE 1950S
- Canada
-
MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED WITH A HYDROBLENDER TO PRODUCE A CHEMICAL WHICH REDUCES THE SURFACE TENSION OF WATER. IT IS USED IN FIREFIGHTING; DUST CONTROL; VEHICLE WASHING; STEAM CLEANING; PRODUCT BLENDING; INDUSTRIAL WETTING; AS A COOLING AGENT FOR CUTTING; AND IN FIXER BATHS [REF 1] - Technical
-
PYRODENE IS AN ACTIVE & HIGHLY CONCENTRATED MULTIPHASE WETTING COMPOUND. IT ISSCIENTIFICALLY FORMULATED TO REDUCE THE INTERFACIAL TENSION OF ORDINARY WATER AND TO INCREASE THE WETABILITY OF ALL TYPES OF DUST AND POWDERY MATERIALS. [REF 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTING ON LABEL READS IN PART: 'PYRODENE/ FIRE FIGHTING/ "WET WATER"/ CAPSULE/ (Patents Pending)/ For Extinguishing/ Class A Fires/ Use with/ Automatic/ Hydroblender/ Recochem inc. - Hydra-Clene Division/ Toronto Montreal/.../ This capsule contains highly concentrated active/ blends of weting elements especially selected for fire/ lighting and instantly miscible with water at all normal/ temperatures and through a wide pH range./ For fighting Class A fires./ This capsule will treat (reduce surface tension from/ 72 to 30 dynes) a minimum of 1000 American gallons/ of ordinary water or sea water./ INSTRUCTIONS/ For use only in Aquadyne automatic hydroblender./ Shut off hydroblender valve; open hydroblender at top; remove protective wrapping; and insert capsule. Close hydroblender and upon opening vlave "Wet Water" is/ instantly available./ GETS TO THE ROOT OF FIRES/ (Store in cool, dry place)/ Recochem Inc. - Hydra-Clene Division/ Toronto ....Montreal'.
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE- missing identification label from .002
- Finish
- CONTAINER: WHITE WITH ORANGE PRINTING; CHEMICAL CAPSULE: UNKNOWN AS CONTAINER IS SEALED SHUT.
- Decoration
- CONTAINER: OBLIQUE ORANGE LINES ON LABEL COVERING BODY
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Recochem Inc., Hydra-Clene Div., Capsule, pyrodene, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0480, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0480.001/
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