Modular Fire Suppression Tank Assemblies for Crane-Free Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fire suppression systems face challenges with installation complexity and space/weight constraints due to fixed tank sizes, requiring additional hardware and space for increased coverage, and crane dependency for larger tanks, limiting installation sites and increasing costs.
Innovation Solution
Modular storage tank assemblies that can be easily installed and rearranged, allowing flexible fire suppression agent quantity adjustment, with each tank being lightweight and compact, enabling installation without cranes and allowing for varied configurations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If fixed-size tanks are used for fire suppression systems, then the system provides reliable fire suppression coverage, but the installation complexity and space requirements increase when larger coverage is needed
Solution Approach 1:
The fire suppression system divides the storage tank into multiple modular sections that can be independently manufactured, transported, and installed. Each module contains a standardized volume of fire suppressant and can be connected to form larger storage capacities, eliminating the need for complex custom installations while maintaining reliable coverage.
2Quantity of substance
If larger fixed tanks are used to increase fire suppression coverage, then the coverage area increases, but the weight and space constraints become more severe
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the total fire suppressant quantity into multiple lightweight modular units. Each module weighs significantly less than a single large tank, enabling installation in locations with weight constraints while collectively providing the required total suppressant quantity for adequate coverage area.
3Quantity of substance
If larger fixed tanks are used to increase fire suppressant quantity, then the coverage increases, but crane dependency increases for installation
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the fire suppressant storage into multiple small modular units, each module can be manually handled and installed without requiring heavy lifting equipment like cranes. This segmentation transforms a complex installation requiring specialized equipment into a simple process that can be performed with basic tools.
4Device complexity
If fixed-size tanks are used, then the system structure is simplified, but the adaptability to different installation sites and coverage requirements decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The modular architecture maintains simple standardized module designs while enabling unlimited configuration flexibility. Modules can be arranged in series, parallel, or combinations thereof to adapt to various installation sites and coverage requirements, achieving both structural simplicity and high adaptability simultaneously.
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AI summary
A modular storage tank assembly including a body defining an internal volume structured to hold a fire suppression agent. The body including multiple planar side portions defining the internal volume, at least one body inlet aperture, and at least one body outlet aperture. The modular storage tank assembly also including a case. The case including a case body, a first flange on a first side of the case body and a second flange on a second side of the case body, at least one case inlet aperture, and at least one case outlet aperture.