Passive fire response system and method of manufacturing
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1. A passive fire response system configured to suppress a metallic fire, the system comprising:
- a reservoir containing a non-aqueous, ionic liquid;
at least one outlet in communication with the reservoir;
a valve arranged between the reservoir and the outlet;
a sensor configured to sense at least one of a hydrogen concentration and a temperature; and
a controller configured to open the valve and release the ionic liquid if an output from the sensor indicates that the at least one of the hydrogen concentration and the temperature equals or exceeds at least one of a threshold hydrogen concentration and a threshold temperature,the passive fire response system configured to be used to suppress a metallic fire, the passive fire response system at least partially arranged in a steam generator building of a sodium fast reactor,wherein the controller is configured to trigger a first response to the fire in response to detection of the threshold hydrogen concentration at a first time, and to trigger a second response to the fire in response to detection of the threshold temperature at a second time, the first time being earlier than the second time, the controller further configured to increase a flow of the non-aqueous, ionic liquid upon detection of the threshold temperature at the second time, such that the flow is greater at the second time than at the first time.
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Abstract
A passive fire response system is configured to suppress a metallic fire. The system includes a reservoir containing an ionic liquid, at least one outlet in communication with the reservoir, a valve arranged between the reservoir and the outlet, a sensor configured to sense at least one of a hydrogen concentration and a temperature and/or heat, and a controller configured to open the valve and release the ionic liquid if an output from the sensor indicates that the at least one of the hydrogen concentration and the temperature equals or exceeds at least one of a threshold hydrogen concentration and a threshold temperature.
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1. A passive fire response system configured to suppress a metallic fire, the system comprising:
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a reservoir containing a non-aqueous, ionic liquid; at least one outlet in communication with the reservoir; a valve arranged between the reservoir and the outlet; a sensor configured to sense at least one of a hydrogen concentration and a temperature; and a controller configured to open the valve and release the ionic liquid if an output from the sensor indicates that the at least one of the hydrogen concentration and the temperature equals or exceeds at least one of a threshold hydrogen concentration and a threshold temperature, the passive fire response system configured to be used to suppress a metallic fire, the passive fire response system at least partially arranged in a steam generator building of a sodium fast reactor, wherein the controller is configured to trigger a first response to the fire in response to detection of the threshold hydrogen concentration at a first time, and to trigger a second response to the fire in response to detection of the threshold temperature at a second time, the first time being earlier than the second time, the controller further configured to increase a flow of the non-aqueous, ionic liquid upon detection of the threshold temperature at the second time, such that the flow is greater at the second time than at the first time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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