The delivery system includes a blender assembly which can be fitted within a bucket or other container an aircraft. The blender assembly includes a combiner which receives water from within the container and gel concentrate from a gel inlet. The combiner brings the water and gel concentrate together upstream of a pump. The pump pressurizes and mixes the water and gel concentrate together to provide a hydrated fire suppression gel ready for application. An outlet of the pump leads through appropriate conduits to a nozzle. The nozzle includes a downwardly extending spout which sprays the hydrated gel down onto the ground beneath the aircraft. When the water within the container has been depleted, the aircraft is flown to a water source and the container is refilled. Then the blender can again be used to manufacture and deliver the fire suppression gel to an area to be treated.
Fire suppression gel blender and airborne delivery system
2015-11-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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