EP 1685878 A1 20060802 - Method for fighting fire in refuse silos
Title (en)
Method for fighting fire in refuse silos
Title (de)
Verfahren zur Brandbekämpfung in Müllsilos
Title (fr)
Procédé de lutte contre le feu dans des silos à ordures
Publication
Application
Priority
DE 102005004585 A 20050201
Abstract (en)
Method involves introducing inert gas, ie carbon dioxide, into the burning matter by means of one or several lances amd flushing the space above the burning matter of air. Liquid carbon dioxide is injected from above into the burning matter. In the lower area of the space, preferably in the bottom third, and especially in the bottommost 10%, gas is drawn out. A low temperature fire and sensitive matter burning in a silo or waste dump is extinguished. The enclosed space should have a volume of more than 150 0m3>, preferably more than 5000 m3> and especially more than 10000 m3>. The head space must be purged flushed with more than 5m3> air per m3> head room and preferably with more than 8 m3> per m3> of headroom.
IPC 8 full level
A62C 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A62C 3/04 (2013.01); A62C 99/0027 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [A] US 2006258 A 19350625 - MARTIN BETZLER
- [A] EP 0133999 A2 19850313 - BAVARIA FEUERLOESCH APP [DE]
- [A] US 5156290 A 19921020 - RODRIGUES VIVIAN J [AU]
- [A] US 6199493 B1 20010313 - KISS GUNTER H [CH]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 1685878 A1 20060802; EP 1685878 B1 20080625; AT E399037 T1 20080715; DE 102005004585 A1 20060810; DE 502006000962 D1 20080807; ES 2308607 T3 20081201; PL 1685878 T3 20090227
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 06000407 A 20060110; AT 06000407 T 20060110; DE 102005004585 A 20050201; DE 502006000962 T 20060110; ES 06000407 T 20060110; PL 06000407 T 20060110