# US 2021/0240875 A1 · Fire suppression system - system and method for optimal nozzle placement > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240875 A1 - Document ID: US20210240875A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/734,757 - Filed: 2019-09-13 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-13 - Assignees: Carrier Corporation - Applicants: Carrier Corporation - Inventors: Pedro Fernandez-Orellana; Ankit TIWARI; Kushal MUKHERJEE; Michele GARRAFFA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240875A1 ## CPC - G06F 30/13: Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads - G06F 30/18: Network design, e.g. design based on topological or interconnect aspects of utility systems, piping, heating ventilation air conditioning [HVAC] or cabling (circuit design at the physical level G06F30/39; network planning tools for wireless communication networks H04W16/18) - A62C 35/58: Pipe-line systems - G06F 2111/04: Constraint-based CAD - G06F 2113/14: Pipes - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - 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 method of determining placement of nozzles within a fire suppression system comprising: determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan; determining a type of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of articles in the room and hazards in the room; determining an amount of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of the articles in the room, hazards in the room, the geometry of the room, average temperature in the room, and average pressure within the room; and determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to at least the amount of fire suppression agent required. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of determining placement of nozzles within a fire suppression system, the method comprising: determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan; determining a type of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of articles in the room and hazards in the room; determining an amount of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of the articles in the room, hazards in the room, the geometry of the room, average temperature in the room, and average pressure within the room; and determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to at least the amount of fire suppression agent required. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining whether at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: activating an alert when at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: receiving an input from a user adjusting at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein after receiving an input from a user, the method further comprises: determining whether at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint; and activating an alert when at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining nozzle placement strategy including at least one of a center nozzle strategy, a corner and wall nozzle strategy, a hybrid nozzle strategy, and a piping length nozzle strategy, wherein determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to the amount of fire suppression agent required and the nozzle placement strategy. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the nozzle constraints include at least one of a distance between two of the nozzles, a distance between one of the nozzles and a wall, and height of a nozzle in the room. ### Claim 8 A system for determining placement of nozzles within a fire suppression system, the system comprising: a processor; and a memory comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan; determining a type of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of articles in the room and hazards in the room; determining an amount of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of the articles in the room, hazards in the room, the geometry of the room, average temperature in the room, and average pressure within the room; and determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to the amount of fire suppression agent required. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: activating an alert when at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving an input from a user adjusting at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11, wherein after receiving an input from a user, the operations further comprise: determining whether at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint; and activating an alert when at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise: determining nozzle placement strategy including at least one of a center nozzle strategy, a corner and wall nozzle strategy, a hybrid nozzle strategy, and a piping length nozzle strategy, wherein determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to the amount of fire suppression agent required and the nozzle placement strategy. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8, wherein the nozzle constraints include at least one of a distance between two of the nozzles, a distance between one of the nozzles and a wall, and height of a nozzle in the room. ### Claim 15 A computer program product tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: determining a geometry of a room in response to a floor plan; determining a type of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of articles in the room and hazards in the room; determining an amount of fire suppression agent required in response to at least one of the articles in the room, hazards in the room, the geometry of the room, average temperature in the room, and average pressure within the room; and determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to the amount of fire suppression agent required. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: determining whether at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: activating an alert when at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: receiving an input from a user adjusting at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The computer program product of claim 18, wherein after receiving an input from a user, the operations further comprise: determining whether at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint; and activating an alert when at least one of the number of nozzles, the type of each of the nozzles, the location of each of the nozzles within the room violates a nozzle constraint. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise: determining nozzle placement strategy including at least one of a center nozzle strategy, a corner and wall nozzle strategy, a hybrid nozzle strategy, and a piping length nozzle strategy, wherein determining a number of nozzles, a type of each of the nozzles, a location of each of the nozzles within the room in response to the amount of fire suppression agent required and the nozzle placement strategy. ### Claim 21 (canceled)