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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2002
Donald E. Olander, Tempe, AZ (US);
Michael L. Schall, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Donald E. Olander, Tempe, AZ (US);
Michael L. Schall, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Universal Propulsion Company, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A fire suppression system for a substantially enclosed area comprises: a plurality of solid propellant aerosol generators disposed about the enclosed area for exhausting a fire suppressant aerosol that is substantially void of an ozone depleting material into the enclosed area. Each aerosol generator including an ignition element for igniting the solid propellant thereof. Each ignition element of the aerosol generators being coupled to a fire control unit which is operative to ignite the solid propellant of at least one aerosol generator utilizing the ignition element thereof to exhaust fire suppressant aerosol into the enclosed area. Each aerosol generator preferably includes a container which comprises: a housing including an orifice for exhausting the fire suppressant aerosol; a solid propellant disposed inside of the housing; at least one cover mounted to the housing to seal correspondingly at least one open side thereof; an ignition material coupled to the solid propellant for igniting the solid propellant to produce the fire suppressant aerosol; and at least one baffle disposed integral to the housing to capture non-usable effluent.