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Fire protection systems and methods

  • US 20040163826A1
  • Filed: 03/29/2004
  • Published: 08/26/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A fire or explosion protection system, comprising inert gas producing means operative to produce an inert gas output (B) using low temperature catalytic oxidation of organic fuel, and means operative to deploy the inert gas output into a region to be protected against the fire or explosion, wherein the inert gas producing means comprises mixing means (16) operative to mix air (A) with the organic fuel and means operative to pass the resultant mixture over a noble metal catalyst (18), characterised in that the mixing means (16) operative in a first stage to mix the air (A) with organic fuel in the form of an oxygenated organic fuel (12) and being operative in a second stage to mix the air (A) with organic fuel in the form of a hydrocarbon fuel (13) whereby to produce the inert gas when the resultant mixture is passed over the heated catalyst (18).

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