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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2012
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor Locks, CT (US);
Inventors:
Lubomir A. Ribarov, West Hartford, CT (US);
Adam Chattaway, Berkshire, GB;
Dharmendr Len Seebaluck, Wake Forest, CA;
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Windsor, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 3/08 (2006.01); A62C 35/02 (2006.01); A62C 35/64 (2006.01); A62C 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 3/08 (2013.01); A62C 35/64 (2013.01); A62C 35/023 (2013.01); A62C 99/0018 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fire suppression system for an aircraft includes an air separation module configured to receive exhaust air and ram air, conditioned compressor bleed air, and any combination thereof. The air separation module is also configured to provide nitrogen-enriched air and inert gas. The nitrogen-enriched air flows into a nitrogen-enriched air distribution network for fuel tank inerting. The inert gas flows into an inert gas distribution network for fire suppression in areas of the aircraft other than fuel tanks.