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A method for delivering a liquid fire suppression composition to a fire includes storing the fire suppression composition and a pressurized gas in separate containers, detecting the occurrence of a fire to be suppressed, within about 60 seconds of detecting the fire coupling the pressurized gas with

A method for delivering a liquid fire suppression composition to a fire includes storing the fire suppression composition and a pressurized gas in separate containers, detecting the occurrence of a fire to be suppressed, within about 60 seconds of detecting the fire coupling the pressurized gas with the fire suppression composition to superpressurize the composition, and emitting the superpressurized fire suppression composition to the fire. The method is particularly adapted for use in a total flooding system.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for delivering an extinguishing composition consisting essentially of a liquid fire suppression agent selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethane (CF.sub.3 H), pentafluoroethane (CF.sub.3 CF.sub.2 H), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (CF.sub.3 CH.sub.2 F), 1,

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for delivering an extinguishing composition consisting essentially of a liquid fire suppression agent selected from the group consisting of trifluoromethane (CF.sub.3 H), pentafluoroethane (CF.sub.3 CF.sub.2 H), 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (CF.sub.3 CH.sub.2 F), 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 H), 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (CF.sub.3 CHFCF.sub.3), 1,1,1,2,2,3,3-heptafluoropropane (CF.sub.3 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 H), 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoropropane (CF.sub.3 CH.sub.2 CF.sub.3), 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (CF.sub.3 CHFCF.sub.2 H), 1,1,2,2,3,3-hexafluoropropane (HCF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 CF.sub.2 H), 1,1,1,2,2,3-hexafluoropropane (CF.sub.3 CF.sub.2 CH.sub.2 F), octafluoropropane (C.sub.3 F.sub.8), decafluorobutane (C.sub.4 F.sub.10), chlorodifluoromethane (CF.sub.2 HCl), 2,2-dichloro-1,1,1-trifluoroethane (CF.sub.3 CHCl.sub.2), 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (CF.sub.3 CHFCl), and iodotrifluoromethane (CF.sub.3 I) to a fire with an expellant consisting essentially of a separate pressurized inert gas with control over delivery time and delivery rate while flooding the area of the fire, which comprises the steps of:(a) storing the fire suppression agent in an unpressurized condition in a first storage container;(b) storing said inert pressurized gas in a second storage container;(c) less than about 60 seconds prior to desired delivery of the fire suppression agent to the fire, coupling the first storage container to the second storage container to communicate the pressurized gas into the first storage container and thereby superpressurize the liquid fire suppression agent within the first storage container; and(d) emitting the superpressurized fire suppression agent from the first storage container to the fire.