Patent ID: 8561389

Claim:
A system for inerting a volume in a vehicle having at least one internal combustion engine, comprising: at least one exhaust gas extraction point on the at least one internal combustion engine of the vehicle; an exhaust gas line coupled to the at least one exhaust gas extraction point for routing exhaust gas from the at least one exhaust gas extraction point to at least one volume; an exhaust gas cooler in communication with the exhaust gas line to cool the exhaust gas, the exhaust gas cooler located in a fuel tank of the vehicle; a first pressure relief valve coupled to the exhaust gas line downstream from the exhaust gas cooler to discharge exhaust gas when a permissible pressure has been exceeded in a respective one of the plurality of exhaust gas lines; and at least one exhaust gas inlet on the volume for introducing exhaust gas to generate a low-activity environment in the at least one volume.