Patent ID: 9555271
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A62C

Claim:
1. A method for suppressing a fire condition in an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: detecting a presence of a fire condition in one or more areas of an aircraft each area having a corresponding initial pressure; after detecting the presence of the fire condition in the one or more areas of the aircraft, depressurizing the one or more areas of the aircraft from the corresponding initial pressures in accordance with a depressurizing procedure for the aircraft, wherein depressurizing the one or more areas of the aircraft reduces the amount of oxygen in the one or more areas of the aircraft; after depressurizing the one or more areas of the aircraft, releasing a first rapid discharge of an extinguishing agent in the one or more areas of the aircraft; and after releasing the rapid discharge of the extinguishing agent, releasing a second controlled discharge of the extinguishing agent in the one or more areas of the aircraft; wherein the extinguishing agent comprises a liquefied gas or a solid compound that generates an aerosol containing potassium compounds.