# US 2019/0168048 A1 · Jet fuel fire simulator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0168048 A1 - Document ID: US20190168048A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/324,833 - Filed: 2017-08-18 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-22 - Assignees: Carrier Corporation - Applicants: Carrier Corporation - Inventors: Robert L. Fillmore; Michael John Hosch - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190168048A1 ## CPC - A62C 99/0081: {Training methods or equipment for fire-fighting} - A62C: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10) ## Abstract A simulator for performing live fire testing includes a containment pan, a fuel distribution assembly positioned within the containment pan, a fuel source arranged in fluid communication with the fuel distribution assembly, and a diffusion means substantially covering the fuel distribution assembly. Attributes of a fire generated using the simulator are substantially similar to attributes of a jet-fuel fire. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A simulator for performing live fire testing comprising: a containment pan; a fuel distribution assembly positioned within the containment pan; a fuel source arranged in fluid communication with the fuel distribution assembly; and a diffusion means substantially covering the fuel distribution assembly, wherein attributes of a fire generated using the simulator are substantially similar to attributes of a jet-fuel fire. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein the attributes include flicker, magnitude, phase relationship, and wavelength. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein the containment pan includes a generally planar base and at least one sidewall extending from the base to define a cavity. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The simulator according to claim 3, wherein the fuel distribution assembly is removably mounted within the cavity. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein the fuel source is a gaseous fuel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The simulator according to claim 5, wherein the fuel source is not jet fuel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The simulator according to claim 5, wherein the fuel source is one of liquid petroleum, propane, butane, and ethylene. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein the fuel distribution assembly is configured to evenly distribute fuel from the fuel source within the containment pan. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The simulator according to claim 7, wherein the fuel distribution assembly includes a plurality of sections of pipe arranged in fluid communication, and each of the plurality of sections of pipe includes a plurality of holes through which fuel from the fuel source is expelled. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, further comprising a ball valve arranged within a fluid flow path defined between the fuel distribution assembly and the fuel source, the ball valve being movable between an open position and a closed position to selectively couple the fuel source to the fuel distribution assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein a pressure regulator and an in-line flow meter arranged within a fluid flow path defined between the fuel distribution assembly and the fuel source, the pressure regulator being operable to adjust a flow rate of fuel from the fuel source to the fuel distribution assembly as measured by the in-line flow meter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein the diffusion mechanism is configured to reduce a velocity of fuel as it is expelled from the fuel distribution assembly. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The simulator according to claim 1, wherein the simulator is mountable to a movable support for movement between a plurality of positions during operation of the simulator. ### Claim 14 A simulator for performing live fire testing comprising: a containment pan; a fuel distribution assembly positioned within the containment pan; a fuel source arranged in fluid communication with the fuel distribution assembly wherein a fuel provided from the fuel source to the fuel distribution assembly is output from the fuel distribution assembly with a substantially zero velocity. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The simulator according to claim 13, wherein a diffusion mechanism substantially covers the fuel distribution assembly. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The simulator according to claim 14, the diffusion mechanism minimizes the velocity of the fuel as it is output from the fuel distribution assembly. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The simulator according to claim 14, wherein the diffusion mechanism comprises a generally porous material. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The simulator according to claim 16, wherein the diffusion mechanism comprises a plurality of chain arranged in overlapping arrangement with the fuel distribution assembly. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The simulator according to claim 16, wherein the diffusion mechanism comprises a plurality of stones arranged in overlapping arrangement with the fuel distribution assembly. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The simulator according to claim 13, wherein the fuel is a not a jet fuel and attributes of a fire generated using the simulator are substantially similar to attributes of a jet-fuel fire. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The simulator according to claim 19, wherein the attributes include flicker, magnitude, phase relationship, and wavelength.