Installed fire extinguishing apparatus, especially for the fire protection of use locations comprising endangered structures separated from each other by spaces
View Patent ↗The invention relates to an installed fire extinguishing apparatus, which has a pressure-resistant storage body ( 10 ) with an internal space ( 11 ) for accommodating the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) transportable in a pipeline, at least one dispersion device ( 3 ), and at least one transport pipeline ( 20 ) which is suitable for transporting the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) from the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) to the dispersion device ( 3 ) arranged at the use location ( 2 ), where the storage body ( 10 ) is formed by a long pipeline (C) or a pipeline (C) that returns on itself that has a straight line main axis (T) or a main axis (T) of another shape, a trigger part-unit ( 4 ) is installed in the transport pipeline ( 20 ), and the storage body ( 10 ) is connected to a filling fitting ( 6 ) serving for filling the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) or the components of the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) into the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ), the storage body ( 10 ) is coupled with at least one gas vessel ( 30 ), the internal space ( 31 ) of the gas vessel ( 30 ) is connected to the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) with a connection line ( 32 ) that permits the flow of medium, the gas vessel ( 30 ) and/or the storage body ( 10 ) and/or the connection line ( 32 ) has a valve ( 33 ) that influences the flow of medium between the gas vessel ( 30 ) and the storage body ( 10 ). The characteristic feature of the invention is that when the fire extinguishing apparatus is in a condition ready for use, more than 94% of the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) is filled with fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ), where the composition ( 1 ) has a liquid and a gaseous component, and at least a part of the external surface ( 12 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) is surrounded by a material that reduces temperature fluctuations ( 5 ).
1. Installed fire extinguishing apparatus for fire protection of structures separated from each other by spaces, the installed fire extinguishing apparatus comprising a pressure-resistant storage body ( 10 ) in the form of pipeline (C) having a main axis (T), an external surface ( 12 ) at least in part surrounded by a material ( 5 ) that reduces temperature fluctuations, an internal surface ( 13 ) having a lower delimiting line ( 14 ) and an upper delimiting line ( 15 ) and defining an internal space ( 11 ) for accommodating a fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) having a liquid component and a gaseous component transportable in a pipeline, at least one dispersion device ( 3 ) connected to the storage body ( 10 ), a use location ( 2 ) for applying the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ), and at least one transport pipeline ( 20 ) connected between the internal space ( 11 ) and the dispersion device ( 3 ) and suitable for transporting the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) from the internal space ( 11 ) to the dispersion device ( 3 ), a trigger part-unit ( 4 ) in the transport pipeline ( 20 ), and a filling fitting ( 6 ) on the storage body ( 10 ) for filling the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) into the internal space ( 11 ), the storage body ( 10 ) further being in communication with at least one gas vessel ( 30 ), defining an internal space ( 31 ) connected to the internal space ( 11 ) with a connection line ( 32 ) provided with a valve ( 33 ) that permits flow of the fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ) between the gas vessel ( 30 ) and the storage body ( 10 ) when the fire extinguishing apparatus is in a condition ready for use, and more than 94% of the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) is filled with fire extinguishing material composition ( 1 ), wherein the pipeline (C) has at least one lower point ( 14 a ) of the lower delimiting line ( 14 ) of the internal surface ( 13 ), under at least one transport pipeline ( 20 ) connected to the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) at said at least one lower point ( 14 a ) of the lower delimiting line ( 14 ) of the storage body ( 10 ), and at least one upper point ( 15 a ) of the upper delimiting line ( 15 ) of the internal surface ( 13 ) located above said at least one lower point ( 14 a ), and a purge fitting ( 40 ) is connected to the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) at said at least one upper point ( 15 a ) of the upper delimiting line ( 15 ) of the storage body ( 10 ).
2. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that the connection line ( 32 ) of the gas vessel ( 30 ) is connected to the internal space ( 11 ) of the storage body ( 10 ) at at least one position of the storage body ( 10 ) established as a pipeline (C).
3. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that the storage body ( 10 ) established as a pipeline (C) is divided into at least two pipeline sections (C 1 , C 2 ), and sectioning valves ( 50 ) influencing the flow of medium between the pipeline sections (C 1 , C 2 ) are installed between two neighbouring pipeline sections (C 1 , C 2 ).
4. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that the storage body ( 10 ) is entirely recessed underground.
5. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that on at least a part of the storage body ( 10 ) the material layer reducing temperature fluctuations ( 5 ) is heat insulation.
6. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that on at least a part of the storage body ( 10 ) the material layer that reduces temperature fluctuations ( 5 ) is a layer of paint at least partially reflecting solar radiation.
7. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that the gas vessel ( 30 ) is a high-pressure bottle.
8. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according claim 1 , characterised by that at least one abnormality-detecting body ( 60 ) is located at the use location ( 2 ).
9. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 8 , characterised by that the abnormality-detecting body ( 60 ) has a fire detector.
10. The installed fire extinguishing apparatus according to claim 1 , characterised by that the use location ( 2 ) is a structure at least periodically accommodating combustible material.