Patent ID: 6024889
Filing Date: 2000-02-15
Classification: A62D,C06D

Abstract:
An apparatus for suppressing a fire, comprising:(a) a first container containing a propellant comprising a fuel and an oxidizer, said fuel comprising from about 10 to about 50% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition, said oxidizer comprising from about 20 to about 90% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition, said propellant capable of generating inert gas;(b) a second container connected to said first container by a passageway, said second container containing a coolant and an environmentally innocuous chemical fire suppressant capable of generating fire suppressive reactive species, said environmentally innocuous chemical fire suppressant selected from the group consisting of potassium iodide, potassium bromide, lithium chloride, potassium iodate, potassium nitrate, potassium bromate, sodium nitrate, lithium perchlorate, ammonium nitrate phase-stabilized with potassium nitrate (AN/KN), and combinations thereof, said chemical fire suppressant comprising from about 5 to about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of said composition; and(c) an outlet between said second container and said fire.