Patent ID: 8360162

Claim:
A hybrid fire suppression system comprising: a supply of pressurized inert gas; a pipe network connected in inert gas flow communication to said inert gas supply, said pipe network having a first terminus associated with a first protected space and a second terminus associated with a second protected space, the first protected space being separate from the second protected space; a first inert gas nozzle in flow communication with said first terminus for introducing a flooding flow of inert gas only into the first protected space, the first inert gas nozzle protecting only the first protected space; a second inert gas nozzle in flow communication with said second terminus for introducing a flooding flow of inert gas and a limited amount of water into the second protected space, the second inert gas nozzle protecting only the second protected space; and a water storage cartridge having an interior volume defining a water reservoir storing said limited amount of water in proximity to said second inert gas nozzle, said water reservoir in water flow communication with said second inert gas nozzle.