Fire suppressing apparatus
Abstract
Apparatus for smothering a liquid sodium fire comprises a pan, a perforated cover on the pan, and tubes depending from the cover and providing communication between the interior of the pan and the ambient atmosphere through the perforations in the cover. Liquid caught in the pan rises above the lower ends of the tubes and thus serves as a barrier which limits the amount of air entering the pan.
- Inventors:
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- Northridge, CA
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864374
- Patent Number(s):
- 4356869
- Application Number:
- 06/218,248
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A62 - LIFE-SAVING A62C - FIRE-FIGHTING
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21C - NUCLEAR REACTORS
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fire; suppressing; apparatus; smothering; liquid; sodium; comprises; pan; perforated; cover; tubes; depending; providing; communication; interior; ambient; atmosphere; perforations; caught; rises; serves; barrier; limits; amount; air; entering; ambient atmosphere; liquid sodium; perforated cover; air entering; providing communication; /169/220/376/976/
Citation Formats
Buttrey, Kenneth E. Fire suppressing apparatus. United States: N. p., 1982.
Web.
Buttrey, Kenneth E. Fire suppressing apparatus. United States.
Buttrey, Kenneth E. Tue .
"Fire suppressing apparatus". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864374.
@article{osti_864374,
title = {Fire suppressing apparatus},
author = {Buttrey, Kenneth E},
abstractNote = {Apparatus for smothering a liquid sodium fire comprises a pan, a perforated cover on the pan, and tubes depending from the cover and providing communication between the interior of the pan and the ambient atmosphere through the perforations in the cover. Liquid caught in the pan rises above the lower ends of the tubes and thus serves as a barrier which limits the amount of air entering the pan.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1982},
month = {11}
}