Liquid fire suppression system for a vehicle
AssigneeTyco Fire Products LP
InventorsChad L. Ryczek, Alden A. Spencer
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Abstract
A fire suppression system for a vehicle includes a fire detection device, a tank, a nozzle, and an activator. The fire detection device is configured to detect a fire in a hazard area. The activator is configured to selectively release during a single-agent phase the liquid fire suppressant contained in the tank such that at least a portion of the liquid fire suppressant passes through the outlet of the nozzle in response to the fire detection device detecting the fire.
Claims20
A fire suppression system for a vehicle, the fire suppression system comprising:
- a fire detection device configured to detect a fire in a hazard area;
- a tank configured to contain a volume of liquid fire suppressant;
- a nozzle having an outlet at least selectively fluidly coupled to the tank and configured to release a spray of the liquid fire suppressant therefrom in the hazard area;
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- an activator configured to selectively release the liquid fire suppressant from the tank during a single-agent phase such that at least a portion of the liquid fire suppressant passes through the outlet of the nozzle in response to the fire detection device detecting the fire in the hazard area.
A method for suppressing a fire and cooling a superheated surface of a vehicle, comprising:
- providing the vehicle with a fire suppression system comprising:
- a fire detection device configured to detect a fire in the vehicle;
- a tank configured to contain a volume of liquid fire suppressant;
- a nozzle having an outlet at least selectively fluidly coupled to the tank and configured to release a spray of the liquid fire suppressant therefrom in the vehicle;
- an activator configured to selectively release the liquid fire suppressant from the tank during a single-agent phase such that at least a portion of the liquid fire suppressant passes through the outlet of the nozzle in response to the fire detection device detecting the fire in the vehicle;
- detecting, using the fire detection device, the fire in the vehicle;
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- suppressing the fire using only the liquid fire suppressant during a single-agent phase.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a hydraulic system with at least 150 gallons of hydraulic fluid;
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- a fire suppression system comprising:
- a fire detection device configured to detect a fire in a hazard area of the vehicle, wherein the hazard area contains at least a portion of the hydraulic system;
- a tank configured to contain a volume of fire suppressant;
- a nozzle having an outlet at least selectively fluidly coupled to the tank and configured to release a spray of the fire suppressant therefrom in the hazard area;
- an activator configured to selectively release the fire suppressant from the tank such that at least a portion of the fire suppressant passes through the outlet of the nozzle in response to the fire detection device detecting a fire in the hazard area,
- wherein the fire suppression system is only configured to use fire suppressant that is liquid, and wherein the liquid fire suppressant entirely suppresses a fire and cools the hazard area without the addition of a dry fire suppressant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.