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[ Watch the Video ] Whether free-burning or smoldering, uncontrolled fire can threaten life and destroy property. On Earth, a little water, maybe some chemicals, and the fire is smothered. In space, where there is no up or down, flames behave in unconventional ways. And when your entire world is the size of a five-bedroom home like the International Space Station, putting out even a small fire quickly is a life-and-death matter. Since March 2009, NASA's Flame Extinguishment...
HOUSTON, Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Flame Seal Products (OTC-PINK: FLMP) releases the following to FLMP shareholders: Flame Seal Products, Inc. has received a $350,000 line of credit from Caprock Funding for financing receivables, as a means to manage the high growth rate of sales of Flame Seal-TB to credit accounts in the Spray Foam Insulation Market. After a month of negotiations with Mr. Robert Sale and Brad LeFevre of Caprock Funding, this new agreement provides Flame Seal the means...
RACINE, Wis., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Statement from John Ridgeway, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, for Real Flame: "We are confident in the strong safety record of Real Flame pourable gel fuel products. Still, we are complying with the CPSC ban, and will be working to further ensure consumer safety through improved labeling and bottling per the CPSC's recommendation. In our 27 years of producing gel fuels, including two and a half years of pour gel production, there has not...
RACINE, Wis., Aug. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan's press conference yesterday regarding her recommendation to ban all gel fuels in the wake of accidents that resulted in serious burn injuries, Real Flame, a Racine, Wis.-based company that has sold gel-fueled products for more than two decades, wants to clearly communicate that its gel fuel has not been responsible for a single burn incident. Real Flame also urges consumers to be aware that...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. candle industry and state fire marshals are urging consumers to exercise caution if using candles during a power outage. An estimated 20 percent of candle fires involving fatalities occur during the loss of electrical power. Although flashlights and battery-powered lamps are safe sources of light during a power failure, candles are often a reliable back-up source of light during lengthy power outages or when a household flashlight is not...
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anyone who has ridden behind a truck belching black exhaust knows the smell and discomfort caused by soot, the airborne carbon particles that result from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons such as diesel fuel. Those soot particles remain in the body beyond the moment of discomfort and can lead to lung diseases and other conditions. Peter Sunderland, assistant professor of fire protection engineering at the University of...
COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Anyone who has ridden behind a truck belching black exhaust knows the smell and discomfort caused by soot, the airborne carbon particles that result from the incomplete combustion of hydrocarbons such as diesel fuel. Those soot particles remain in the body beyond the moment of discomfort and can lead to lung diseases and other conditions. Peter Sunderland, assistant professor of fire protection engineering at the University of...
MINNEAPOLIS, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- The Outdoor GreatRoom Company, the leader in outdoor room product and design, will unveil a new lineup of indoor/outdoor fire products featuring Venturi Flame(TM) Technology (VFT) at the Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Expo on March 11 - 14, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. Venturi Flame Technology uses a proprietary turbo disc combined with a glass cylinder to create a unique 'spinning' aesthetic for indoor and outdoor portable fire pits, fire tables and...
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At IBC 2009--Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) announced strong sales worldwide for Autodesk Flare visual effects software and launched Extension 1 for Flare 2010 software (announced separately). First introduced at the National Association of Broadcasters 2009 Convention (NAB) in April 2009 Flare has already been adopted by many customers who are using the Autodesk Flame and Autodesk Inferno visual effects systems. The software-only application...
AMSTERDAM, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At IBC 2009 -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) launched Autodesk Lustre 2010 digital color-grading software and Extension 1 releases for the 2010 versions of its visual effects and editorial finishing software: Autodesk Flame, Autodesk Inferno, Autodesk Flare, Autodesk Flint and Autodesk Smoke. Autodesk will showcase these releases at Autodesk Booth #7-D21 during the International Broadcasters Convention (IBC) 2009 in Amsterdam's RAI Convention...
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A Bunsen burner produces a single open gas flame; it is commonly found in labs - used for heating, sterilization, and combustion. Robert Bunsen, in 1852, was hired at the University of Heidelberg and promised a new laboratory building. Heidelberg had just started installing coal-gas street lighting which provided light but not necessarily heat. Laboratory lamps, at the time, left much to be desired regarding economy and simplicity. The desire was to maximize the temperature and minimize...
