Jet blast firefighting system
OwnerPaul Thompsoninventor
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Abstract
A jet-engine based multiple firefighting system comprising: a platform; a frame pivotally mounted on the platform at a pivot point; a jet engine mounted on the frame; a tailpipe extending from an exhaust end of the jet engine; an outer discharge pipe slideably mounted on the frame and disposed around the tailpipe to define an annular space, the outer discharge pipe having an intake end into which the tailpipe extends; and a liquid injection system mounted on the outer discharge pipe around the tailpipe and configured to inject firefighting liquid into the annular space.
Claims20
A jet-engine based multiple firefighting system comprising:
- a platform;
- a frame pivotally mounted on said platform at a pivot point;
- a jet engine mounted on said frame;
- a tailpipe extending from an exhaust end of said jet engine;
- an outer discharge pipe slideably mounted on said frame and disposed around said tailpipe to define an annular space, said outer discharge pipe having an intake end into which said tailpipe extends;
- and
- a liquid injection system mounted on said outer discharge pipe around said tailpipe and configured to inject firefighting liquid into said annular space.
A method for fighting fire comprising:
- providing exhaust from a jet engine through a tailpipe encased within an outer discharge tube, said tailpipe having a longitudinal axis and mounted on a frame, said outer discharge tube being slideably mounted on said frame, said frame being pivotally mounted on a platform at a pivot point;
- mixing a stream of water with said jet engine exhaust in said outer discharge tube to form a high-velocity firefighting mixture;
- and
- directing said high-velocity firefighting mixture at a fire.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.