To suppress the influence of gas on other fuel tanks when the gas is discharged from a fuel tank. A fuel storage device includes: a plurality of fuel tanks, each having a fusible plug valve; a support member that supports the plurality of fuel tanks, while making longitudinal directions of the respective fuel tanks parallel to each other; and a blocking member that blocks at least part of the fuel gas discharged from the fusible plug valves. The plurality of fuel tanks includes a tank group including the plurality of fuel tanks aligned along a first direction and a juxtaposed tank thereto. The blocking member is disposed between the tank group and the juxtaposed tank. The orientations of openings of the fusible plug valves included in blocked tanks are directed toward the blocking member, the blocked tanks being two or more fuel tanks that are continuous in the first direction, among the fuel tanks included in the tank group.

A fuel tank inerting system is disclosed, comprising a fuel tank and an electrochemical cell comprising a cathode and an anode separated by a separator comprising an anion transfer medium. A cathode fluid flow path is in operative fluid communication with a catalyst at the cathode between a cathode fluid flow path inlet and a cathode fluid flow path outlet. An anode fluid flow path is in operative fluid communication with a catalyst at the anode, and includes an anode fluid flow path outlet. An electrical connected to a power source is arranged to provide a voltage difference between the anode and the cathode. An air source is in operative fluid communication with either or both of the cathode flow path inlet and the anode flow path inlet. An inert gas flow path is in operative fluid communication with the cathode flow path outlet and the fuel tank.

A system and method for providing inerting gas to a protected space. Oxygen is directed from an oxygen source to a motive port of an ejector, and air is introduced to a suction port of the ejector. A gas mixture of oxygen and air is directed from an outlet port of the ejector to a reactor, and a reactant is directed from a reactant source to the reactor. Oxygen in the gas mixture is reacted with the reactant to incorporate the oxygen into a non-combustible compound, and an inerting gas comprising the non-combustible compound is directed to the protected space.

A cooking system includes an appliance configured to cook food products, a fire suppressant supply configured to selectively provide fire suppressant agent, and a conduit. The appliance includes a food receptacle and a cover selectively repositionable between a fully open position and a closed position. The cover defines an internal volume configured to contain the food products during cooking, a fluid aperture fluidly coupled to the internal volume, and an access aperture through which the food products may be introduced into the internal volume. The cover extends at least partway across the access aperture in the closed position. The conduit fluidly couples the fire suppressant supply to the fluid aperture. The fire suppressant supply and the conduit are configured to introduce the fire suppressant agent into the internal volume of the food receptacle at least when the cover is in the closed position.

A cover that extends over a fastener and methods of installing the cover over the fastener. The cover includes an open end positioned at a member from which the fastener extends. The cover also includes a closed end that extends over the fastener and shields the fastener from the exterior environment that can be combustible. The cover includes an outer shell with one or more windows. An inner shell is positioned within the outer shell. The inner shell includes one or more windows that are offset from the windows of the outer shell. One or more flow paths extend through the windows for gas, liquid, and/or some particles to flow through the cover while removing the thermal and/or kinetic energy that may ignite the combustible exterior environment.

A system and method for inerting a protected space is disclosed. According to the method, process water is delivered to an anode of an electrochemical cell comprising the anode and a cathode separated by a separator comprising a proton transfer medium. A portion the process water is electrolyzed at the anode to form protons and oxygen, and the protons are transferred across the separator to the cathode. Process water is directed through a process water fluid flow path including a gas outlet, and a pressure differential is applied between the process water fluid flow path and a discharge side of the gas outlet to remove gas from the process water. Air is delivered to the cathode and oxygen is reduced at the cathode to generate oxygen-depleted air, which is directed from the cathode along an inerting gas flow path to the protected space.

The invention includes components and methodology for fixed and semi-fixed systems for extinguishing fire in large industrial flammable liquid storage tanks, including aerated foam projecting nozzles discharging substantially focused streams together with aeration chambers and risers.

Device for the production of selectively configured roll assemblies of expanded aluminium mesh (17) adapted to efficiently fill fuel containers and provide suppression of ignition and combustion of the fuel contained therein, comprising a roll (1) of in expanded aluminium mesh at an inlet of the device, a mechanism (5) for providing tensioning of a mesh web (15) flowing from the inlet to the outlet of the device, a mechanism (6) for forwardly moving mesh web (15), a mechanism (7) for transversely cutting a predetermined portion of mesh web (15), a mechanism (8) that securely folds the edge of the transversely cut end of mesh web (15) and a mechanism (10) wherein a mesh roll assembly (16) is set up onto a disc (12c) that rotates to wind a predetermined number of turns of mesh web (15) around mesh roll assembly (16) and provide an end product of roll assembly of expanded aluminium mesh (17).

A fuel tank inerting system includes a primary catalytic reactor comprising an inlet, an outlet, a reactive flow path between the inlet and the outlet, and a catalyst on the reactive flow path. The catalytic reactor is arranged to receive fuel from the fuel tank and air from an air source that are mixed to form a combined flow, and to react the combined flow along the reactive flow path to generate an inert gas. The system also includes an input sensor that measures a property of the combined flow before it enters the primary catalytic reactor and an output sensor that measures the property of the combined flow after it exits the primary catalytic reactor.

A method for preventing fires in tank systems and tank systems for methanol fuels comprising a fire protection apparatus are disclosed. The method can be effectively implemented to prevent vehicle fires, and to provide tank systems for methanol fuel with an appropriate fire protection apparatus. The method for preventing fires in tank systems is used, for example, in vehicles having a drive using a methanol-based fuel. An incombustible mixture of methanol and water being produced in an emergency. The tank systems contain at least one double-layer tank and/or at least one bell tank and/or at least one bellows-type tank.