Ice slurry firefighting system
OwnerHerman Peoplesinventor
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Abstract
An ice slurry firefighting system includes a water tank for receiving and storing water from a water source. A water pump is connected to the tank and pumps water to a valve. The valve selectively directs the pumped water to one or both of a slurry generation unit and a pump panel. The slurry generation unit includes a condenser, an evaporator, and a compressor that remove heat from water supplied by the tank passing over evaporator coils to produce an ice slurry mixture. The pump panel houses a system controller and a valve tap for engaging a fire hose and nozzle. The system controller operates the pump, the valve, the slurry generation unit, and a ratio control valve to dispense any ratio of water and ice slurry through the hose and nozzle. A generator provides power to the system components.
Claims10
A firefighting system, said system comprising:
- a tank that is configured to receive and store water;
- a pump that is in fluid communication with the tank;
- a slurry generation unit that is in fluid communication with each of the pump and the tank, said slurry unit being configured to produce an ice slurry;
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- a pump panel that is in fluid communication with the slurry generation unit,
- wherein the pump panel includes functionality for engaging a hose and nozzle, and
- wherein the pump panel includes functionality for selectively discharging the ice slurry via the hose and nozzle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.