Fire extinguishing system and method using high stored energy
AssigneeThe Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsJoshua Ryan Fritsch, James Brian Slemons, Steven Edward Hodges, Steven James McCormick, John Wright Porterfield, JR.
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Abstract
A fire extinguishing system and method includes a pressure vessel and a control module. The pressure vessel is charged with a predetermined mixture to a stored energy of greater than 100 bar*L/kg. The predetermined mixture includes a propellant gas and a fire extinguishing agent. The control module is configured to fully discharge the pressure vessel to a protected compartment in response to a fire threat detected in the protected compartment by at least one sensor in communication with the control module.
Claims20
A fire extinguishing system comprising:
- a pressure vessel charged with a predetermined mixture to a stored energy of greater than 100 bar*L/kg, the predetermined mixture including a propellant gas and a fire extinguishing agent;
- a control module configured to fully discharge the pressure vessel to a protected compartment in response to a fire threat detected in the protected compartment by at least one sensor in communication with the control module.
A fire extinguishing system comprising:
- a pressure vessel charged with a predetermined mixture to a stored energy of greater than 100 bar*L/kg, the predetermined mixture consisting of a propellant gas and a dry chemical agent;
- at least one sensor;
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- a control module configured to fully discharge the pressure vessel to a protected compartment in response to a fire threat detected in the protected compartment by the at least one sensor.
A method of extinguishing fire in a protected compartment comprising:
- charging a pressure vessel with a predetermined mixture to a stored energy of greater than 100 bar*L/kg, the predetermined mixture including a propellant gas and a fire extinguishing agent;
- detecting a fire threat using at least one sensor;
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- fully discharging the pressure vessel to the protected compartment in response to the fire threat being detected by the at least one sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.