Containment system for hazardous products
A system for storing a hazardous product including a housing unit defining a product opening and a product door coupled to the housing unit adjacent to the product opening, wherein the product door is configured to form a seal with the housing unit about the product opening in response to a thermal event.
1. A system for storing a hazardous product, comprising:
a housing unit defining a product opening;
a product door coupled to the housing unit adjacent to the product opening, wherein, in response to a thermal event, the product door is configured to form a seal with the housing unit about the product opening;
a sensor for detecting the thermal event; and
an alarm system in communication with and responsive to the sensor and configured to provide at least one of audio and visual signals in response to the sensor detecting the thermal event.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein in response to the thermal event, a heat activated adhesive or a thermally expansive sealant coupled to at least one of the product door and the housing unit expands to form the seal.
3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a device that seals the product door in response to the sensor detecting the thermal event.
4. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a fire suppression system configured to suppress the thermal event within the housing unit, wherein the fire suppression system includes a reservoir containing fire suppression materials and tubing disposed along a top of an interior of the housing unit and in fluid communication with the reservoir.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the tubing also contains fire suppression materials, is pressurized, is heat sensitive, and in response to an increase in temperature resulting from the thermal event, is configured to breach to distribute the fire suppression materials from the reservoir toward the thermal event.
6. The system of claim 4 , further comprising:
a modular attachment that is detachably coupled to the housing unit, wherein the reservoir of the fire suppression system is coupled to the modular attachment and the tubing is configured to detach from the reservoir.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a power system comprising a rechargeable battery.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a ventilation system for directing gasses and heat produced during the thermal event from within the housing unit to outside the housing unit.
9. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication system in communication with and responsive to the sensor, wherein in response to the sensor detecting the thermal event, the communication system is configured to transmit a signal to an external device.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
an emergency opening defined by the housing unit and configured to receive the hazardous product;
an emergency bin adjacent to the emergency opening and configured to receive the hazardous product inserted through the emergency opening and store the hazardous product; and
an emergency sensor configured to detect the hazardous product entering the emergency bin.
11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a product bin removably disposed within the housing unit for receiving the hazardous product inserted through the product opening, wherein the product bin is configured to store the hazardous product.
12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a responder access panel coupled to the housing unit, the responder access panel further comprising:
a fire suppressant port for receiving liquid, fire suppressant, or inert gasses;
a venting port configured to release gasses and heat produced by the thermal event;
a viewing portal for visual inspection of the thermal event; and
a status panel for displaying internal status information for the housing unit.
13. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a product containment system configured to enclose the hazardous product, wherein the hazardous product is enclosed in an insulated pouch.
14. The system of claim 13 , further comprising:
a scanning device for scanning at least one of a product ID tag associated with a product or a customer ID tag associated with a customer to generate scanned information; and
a marking device configured to mark the insulated pouch with the scanned information.
15. A system for storing a hazardous product, comprising:
a housing unit that defines a product opening;
a fire suppression system for suppressing a thermal event within the housing unit comprising:
a reservoir that contains fire suppression materials;
tubing disposed along a top of an interior of the housing unit and in fluid communication with the reservoir, wherein the tubing is heat sensitive and, in response to an increase in temperature resulting from the thermal event, the tubing is configured to breach at a point of high temperature to distribute the fire suppression materials from the reservoir toward the thermal event; and
a product bin removably disposed within the housing unit for receiving the hazardous product inserted through the product opening, wherein the product bin is configured to store the hazardous product.
16. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:
the housing unit including a modular attachment that is removable from the housing unit, wherein the fire suppression system is coupled to the modular attachment.
17. The system of claim 15 , further comprising:
a ventilation system for directing gasses and heat produced during the thermal event from within the housing unit to outside the housing unit.
18. A system for storing a hazardous product, comprising:
a housing unit for receiving the hazardous product, wherein the hazardous product has a product ID tag including product information;
a memory device for storing instructions and information;
a scanning device, a sensor, an alarm system, a communication system, and a fire suppression device operatively connected to the housing unit; and
a processing device operatively coupled to the sensor, the scanning device, the memory device, the alarm system, the communication system, and the fire suppression device, wherein the processing device is configured to execute the instructions to:
receive the product information from the scanning device;
store the product information in the memory device;
receive thermal event information from the sensor;
store the thermal event information in the memory device;
determine a thermal event based on the thermal event information;
activate the alarm system in response to the thermal event;
activate the fire suppression device in response to the thermal event; and
transmit, via the communication system, the product information and the thermal event information to an external device.