Abstract:
Mobile fire-fighting systems and a method of producing breathable fire-suppression compositions are provided for extinguishing fires in buildings, and other human occupied structures, being also effective in suppressing fires under ruins of collapsed buildings. The systems employ a transportable high-pressure container having the breathable composition or nitrogen gas, or a liquid nitrogen container, vaporizer and a mixing chamber, wherein a vaporized nitrogen gas is mixed with an ambient air in order to produce said breathable fire-suppression composition. Refilling stations are provided for refilling the mobile systems with said composition, nitrogen gas or liquid nitrogen, all being generated at site from the ambient air. The method of producing said composition at a fire site employs mixing of nitrogen gas with ambient air or, alternatively, vaporizing of liquid nitrogen in necessary quantities and mixing it with ambient air in provided proportions. A method of delivery of the breathable fire-suppressive composition inside a building on fire is provided as well. The systems are also suitable for installation as a stationary fire-suppression system for a building or other structure. A breathable fire-suppression composition is provided for use in said mobile systems, said composition having an oxygen content below 16% or from 10% to 12% for the majority of civil applications.
Abstract:
An adsorption-desorption apparatus, for storage and dispensing of a sorbable gas, wherein a physical sorbent medium bearing the adsorbed gas to be selectively dispensed is delivered by pressure differential desorption and/or thermal desorption of the sorbate gas from the sorbent material. The sorbent material preferably comprises a material which is characterized by a Sorbent Working Capacity, measured for arsine at 40 Torr and at 650 Torr, of at least 50 grams arsine per liter of bed of the sorbent material.
Abstract:
In a preferred embodiment, a composite pressure vessel for the containment of pressurized fluid, including: at least two opposed walls regions; and a plurality of internal fibers fixedly attached to and extending between the at least two opposed wall regions, interiorly of the pressure vessel, so as to resist the force of the pressurized fluid tending to force the at least two opposed wall regions apart.
Abstract:
A cryogen supply system for supplying either gaseous state cryogen or liquid state cryogen. The cryogen supply system includes a thermally insulated fluid container for holding a volume of cryogenic liquid. A gas inlet port is formed in the fluid container so that gas from an external source can be introduced therein. Inside the fluid container is a cooling module having a gas inlet opening for receiving gas introduced into the fluid container. The gas that flows into the gas inlet opening flows into a heat exchanger located at the base of the fluid container. The heat exchanger is connected to a manifold that, in turn, is connected to an outlet line. A liquid inlet line, having a liquid inlet opening in the base of the fluid container is also connected to the manifold. Gas flow from the heat exchanger to the manifold and from the liquid intake to the manifold is controlled by appropriate valve means. The outlet line is connected to a heating module in which the fluid flowing through may be heated to a selected temperature. The pressure of the gas introduced into the fluid container forces gas into the inlet line and the heat exchanger, where it is cooled to a temperature at or just above that of the cryogenic liquid, and also forces cryogenic liquid into the liquid inlet line.
Abstract:
A gas mixing device and method for filling gas storage cylinders with two or more diverse gases and automatically mixing the gases. A high pressure cylinder valve has an elongate hollow tube welded into the valve body and extending to the lower end of a storage cylinder. A plurality of holes through the tube sidewalls is distributed in a spiral along the length of the tube. Each gas is filled in order of its final pressure and distributed along the length of the cylinder thereby mixing with the other gases.
Abstract:
A pressure release valve is located in the domed bottom of an aerosol can. A centrally located area in the domed bottom having a lesser resistance to eversion than the peripheral area in the domed bottom includes several score lines which meet at a common point in a spoke-like configuration. The centrally located area of the bottom will evert at a pressure of 170 to 200 p.s.i. so as to rupture the bottom at the source lines before any substantial eversion of the peripheral area occurs.
Abstract:
A pressure release valve is located in the domed bottom of an aerosol can. A centrally located area in the domed bottom having a lesser resistance to eversion than the peripheral area in the domed bottom includes several score lines which meet at a common point in a spoke-like configuration. The flat area of the bottom will evert at a pressure of 170 to 200 p.s.i. so as to rupture the bottom at the score lines before any substantial eversion of the peripheral area occurs.
Abstract:
A retaining ring assembly. A retaining ring which is adapted to be positioned between a propellant cartridge of an aerosol dispenser, which cartridge has particles of propellant-adsorbent material therein, and a stem-obturating gasket of the dispenser has an annular cutting edge on the bottom thereof. The retaining ring is dipped in adhesive and pressed against a sheet of filter material so that the disc-shaped filter element thus cut out of the sheet is secured in the retaining ring. The retaining ring assembly is then assembled with the remainder of the dispenser.