DEVICE FOR EXTINGUISHING FOREST FIRES Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC A62C3/02 

FIELD: fire safety.

SUBSTANCE: device for extinguishing forest fires, comprising a unit filled with fire-extinguishing agent, dropped from an aircraft, and the unit is used as cassette with the small-size elements, according to the invention the small elements are made with the ability due to their design to condense and accumulate for the flight time the atmospheric water in them, when penetrating the ascending air mass from the fire, penetrate to the products of combustion, explode with the formation of quench cloud consisting of body of small-sized element, collected atmospheric water, sorbents, and the blast wave. In addition, small-sized elements in separation from the cassette are made with the ability to rotate in the fall, distribute and cover a large area due to the housing made in the form of feathers. In addition, small-sized elements are made with the ability to create centrifugal and inertial forces respectively in the fall inside the element, which are used to displace the condensed water in the water storage compartment.

EFFECT: increased efficiency of suppression of fires, the effectiveness of protection of forests from fires, and the quality of forest management.

3 cl, 2 dwg