Patent ID: 8122656
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
1. A passive fire suppression surface system, comprising: a substantially flat sheet having a plurality of open fluid channels therethrough, each fluid channel having an upper opening at an upper surface of the sheet and a corresponding lower opening at a lower surface of the sheet, thereby enabling fluid spilled on the upper surface of the sheet to flow therethrough by flowing through at least one of the fluid channels; and a plurality of support members, wherein: the support members lie on a support surface in a spaced-apart arrangement; the sheet rests on the support members and is thereby positioned substantially parallel to and offset vertically above the support surface, the support surface and the sheet thereby defining a containment space for receiving fluid spilled on the upper surface of the sheet that flows through the fluid channels of the sheet; and the area of each upper opening is larger than about twice the area of each corresponding lower opening so as to restrict flow of air into the containment space or restrict escape of combustion products from the containment space, thereby suppressing combustion of a flammable fluid spilled on the upper surface of the sheet.