A tank on a firefighting aircraft initially is loaded with water. A polymer gel emulsion vessel is provided on the aircraft, but is not activated and mixed with tank water until such polymer gel preparation is initiated by an operator. When initiated, a pump pulls water from the tank and doses it with gel emulsion. Double elbows and/or the pump impeller fully activates the polymer gel. The activated polymer gel is mixed within the tank by one of a variety of systems including mixing paddles or sparging with gas. In one embodiment, a hollow tower of telescoping form has a float to keep an upper end near a surface in the tank and a sparging gas entry is a controlled distance below the surface, such that gas of limited pressure, such as from a ram air inlet can sparge and mix the water and activated polymer gel emulsion effectively.

In an apparatus for applying rock dust with foam to a mine wall to suppress mine fires and prevent explosions, foam and air-entrained rock dust are separately conveyed to a combination nozzle and mixing device. The air-entrained rock dust moves axially through a passage into an enlarged chamber while foam moves through an array of openings surrounding the passage that direct the foam in a helical path. The helical movement of the foam, and the reduction of the velocity of the air-entrained rock dust resulting from its movement into the enlarged chamber, enhance mixing. The mixture passes from the enlarged chamber through a restricted nozzle to increase the velocity of the mixture for effective spraying. The restricted nozzle has an array of internal flow-interrupting baffles that further promote mixing by generating turbulence, condense the stream, and shape the spray pattern.

Fire extinguishing systems and methods, such as for combating compartment fires, can include or use wet and dry agents such as water droplets and aerosol-based particulate extinguisher agents. In an example, an extinguishing system includes a centralized extinguishing controller that can selectively provide the wet and dry agents to a compartment or environment. In other examples, dedicated dispenser systems separately, but optionally concurrently, provide water and aerosol-based agents to combat a compartment fire.

An integrated fire suppression system receives inert gas from onboard gas generators and water effluent from onboard water generators. The inert gas and water effluent are mixed in a gas-water mixer to generate an inert aerosol. The inert aerosol is provided to a fire suppressant distribution network and sprayed into areas of the aircraft requiring fire suppression to provide cooling and to prevent reignition.

The present invention discloses a gas-powder separation three-phase jet flow fire monitor system, including a gas-powder separation three-phase fire monitor head, a filter, a nitrogen pressurization apparatus and a dry powder tank. The dry powder tank is connected to a gas-powder mixture inlet pipe of the gas-powder separation three-phase fire monitor head through a pipeline. A nitrogen outlet pipe of the gas-powder separation three-phase fire monitor head is connected with one end of the nitrogen pressurization apparatus through the filter. The other end of the nitrogen pressurization apparatus is connected with the dry powder tank. The present invention is simple in structure and convenient to use. A cyclone separation apparatus of a dry powder pipeline of the fire monitor may separate nitrogen from conveyed ultrafine dry powder to enable the ultrafine dry powder to be fully mixed with a water-based fire extinguishing agent, thereby reducing an atomization degree of jet flow and enlarging a range of the fire monitor. In addition, the separated nitrogen enters the dry powder tank for recycling after being pressurized by the pressurization apparatus, thereby reducing the fire extinguishing cost.

A connector for a fire suppression system includes a body, an inlet, an outlet, an inner volume, a venturi portion, and an air inlet. The inlet includes an inlet aperture configured to receive a fire suppressant agent. The outlet includes an outlet aperture configured to output aspirated fire suppressant agent. The inner volume of the body defines a fluid flow path between the inlet and the outlet. The venturi portion is positioned along the fluid flow path of the inner volume and is configured to produce a low pressure region within the inner volume of the body. The air inlet is configured to provide air to the low pressure region.

A fire suppression system is disclosed. The fire suppression system comprises a first storage cylinder configured for storing a first suppression solution. The system comprises a second storage cylinder operatively connected to the first storage cylinder. The second storage cylinder is configured for storing a second suppression solution, wherein in response to a detection of a fire condition, the first storage cylinder is configured to release the first solution into the second storage cylinder to cause the second solution to be delivered first during a first phase of a discharge.

A jet injection device that incorporates nanobubbles (ultrafine bubbles) in a mist includes: a two-fluid nozzle configured from a circular nozzle outer cylinder and an air connection tube integrally and perpendicularly connected to the nozzle outer cylinder; a nanobubble generation device that supplies the nozzle outer cylinder of the two-fluid nozzle with high-pressure nanobubble water; and a compressor that supplies the air connection tube of the two-fluid nozzle with high-pressure air. The gas-injected bubble water generated from the nanobubble generation device is pressure-fed to the nozzle outer cylinder of the two-fluid nozzle, and compressed air from the compressor is pressure-fed to the air connection tube of the two-fluid nozzle. In the two-fluid nozzle, the high-pressure gas-injected bubble water and the compressed air serve as a gas-liquid fluid mixture, and are injected at a high speed in mist form from a nozzle cylinder of the two-fluid nozzle.

A supply system for providing at least oxygen depleted air and water in a vehicle includes a catalytic converter, at least one hydrogen supply means, at least one air supply means, at least one outlet for oxygen depleted air, and a control unit coupled with the catalytic converter. The catalytic converter is couplable with the hydrogen supply means and is adapted for producing water under consumption of hydrogen from the at least one hydrogen supply means and oxygen. The catalytic converter is further couplable with the at least one air supply means for additionally producing oxygen depleted air. Further, the control unit is adapted for selectively operating the catalytic converter based on a demand of water and oxygen depleted air.

A fire suppression nozzle includes a body including a cylindrical portion having a first end and a second end and a conical portion connected to the second end of the cylindrical portion, a main channel extending through the cylindrical portion, a flow deflector connected to the body, and a flow foil ring positioned adjacent the flow deflector and the conical portion of the body. The flow deflector includes a top portion in alignment with the main channel, an annular flange extending out of a side of the flow deflector, and a conical base extending out of the side of the flow deflector at an angle.