Firefighting in Railway Vehicles
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Abstract
The invention relates to a railway vehicle comprising a fire-fighting system having a supply container for extinguishing agent, a system of pipes, means for dispensing extinguishing agent, and a pressure-generating means. To improve the reliability of this system, it is proposed that the pressure-generating means be coupled to a compressed-air supply belonging to the railway vehicle, that a quiescent pressure can be generated in the system of pipes with the help of the pressure-generating means, and that a case of fire can be detected by means of a pressure drop in the system of pipes.
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24 Claims
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1-12. -12. (canceled)
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13. A fire-fighting system for a railway vehicle, comprising:
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a supply container for extinguishing agent; a system of pipes; means for dispensing extinguishing agent; and a pressure-generating means, wherein the pressure-generating means is coupled to a compressed-air supply belonging to the railway vehicle, a quiescent pressure can be generated in the system of pipes with the help of the pressure-generating means, the system of pipes is filled with gas at a quiescent pressure, and a case of fire can be detected by means of a pressure drop in the system of pipes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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