Apparatus for suppressing a fire
US5613562A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC06D5/06
- WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus for suppressing a fire. The apparatus includes a gas generator containing as a propellant, a mixture of a fuel, strontium nitrate as an oxidizer, and magnesium carbonate. When the propellant is ignited, a nitrogen rich effluent is generated that is effective to suppress the fire. By providing the propellant with at least 35%, by weight, of magnesium carbonate, the generation of effluent by-products that are corrosive to aluminum is inhibited.
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