Apparatus for suppressing a fire

Details Apparatus for suppressing a fire Apparatus for suppressing a fire

1996-08-28

1997-03-25

Pike, Andrew C.

Fire extinguishers

Fluid systems

Gas

169 26, 169 61, 169 62, 169 84, 149 61, 252 5, 252 7, A62C 500

Patent

active

056135629

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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