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US 2019/0290946 A1Published application
Integrated cargo fire suppression and inerting system
AssigneeKidde Technologies, Inc.
InventorsLubomir A. Ribarov, Dharmendr Len Seebaluck
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Abstract
An integrated fire suppression system receives inert gas from onboard gas generators and water effluent from onboard water generators. The inert gas and water effluent are mixed in a gas-water mixer to generate an inert aerosol. The inert aerosol is provided to a fire suppressant distribution network and sprayed into areas of the aircraft requiring fire suppression to provide cooling and to prevent reignition.
Claims20
A fire suppression system comprising:
- a water supply system configured to collect conditioned water effluent from at least one onboard water source;
- a gas generation system configured to provide a supply of inert gas to an inert flow line;
- a gas-water mixer disposed downstream of the water supply system and the gas generation system, the gas-water mixer configured to receive the conditioned water effluent and the supply of inert gas and to generate an inert aerosol;
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- a fire suppressant distribution network disposed downstream of the gas-water mixer, the fire suppressant distribution network configured to provide the inert aerosol to areas of an aircraft.
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A method of providing fire suppression capabilities for an aircraft, the method comprising:
- collecting conditioned water from at least one onboard water generating system of the aircraft;
- directing the conditioned water to an inert gas-water mixer;
- directing an inert gas to the inert gas-water mixer via an inert flow line, thereby generating an inert aerosol;
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- feeding the inert aerosol to a fire suppressant distribution network and directing the inert aerosol to an affected area of the aircraft for fire suppression.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.