PT Rescue – Turtle EV Under Vehicle Cooling System
The Turtle EV Under Vehicle Cooling System was founded in response to the growing concern of electric vehicle fires and the need for a simple, safe, and effective water delivery system.
The Turtle Fire System is the first full spectrum EV nozzle capable of quickly adapting to the demands of the fireground. Its flow pattern is equipped to accommodate both low and high-profile vehicles and the deployed flow rate can be adjusted from 280 to 1800+ LPM to address water availability and the varying stages of thermal runaway.
Turtle Fire System Key Features:
VOLUME – Full spectrum nozzle capable of effectively delivering 280 to 1800+ GPM and anywhere in between.
SAFETY – Once deployed, the Turtle Fire System operates unmanned, reducing exposure to fire and harmful toxic gasses.
EFFECTIVENESS – Low-profile design easily deployed under a vehicle to deliver copious amounts of water directly onto an EV battery case.
DURABLITY – Made from steel with its strength reinforced by its patent pending dome shape.
SIMPLICITY – Able to be assembled and deployed rapidly with minimal manpower.
FORCE MULTIPLIER – The Turtle Fire System enables departments to repurpose manpower and do more with less.
MULTIPE USES – Not just used on EV fires, the Turtle Fire System has multiple uses icluding internal combustion engine fires, cooling fuel storage tanks, deep-seated fires, exposure protection, hazmat incidents and many more.
The Turtle Fire System has been designed with variable low to high flows for several reasons. Early tests found out that during an intense EV traction battery fires, the burning battery and the surrounding melting metals caused low flow nozzles to become blocked with debris. With the Turtle System, water flow onto the battery pack can be varied to accommodate the different stages of battery fire.
Low flows can be used to cool the battery pack along with additional cooling jets to provide personnel protection and cool down the exothermic reaction of thermal runaway. As soon as the thermal runaway has burnt through the battery housing, the flow can be increased so that the individual water streams can work to penetrate the battery pack and cool down individual cells to control the thermal runaway reaction.
The dome shape design and nozzle hole placement of the Turtle Fire System ensures that wherever placed under the vehicle, full coverage of the battery pack is achieved even if tyres have melted and the vehicle has dropped in height. Higher flows also enable the EV Nozzle to be used on the larger battery packs found on busses or trucks.
The Turtle Fire System comes in two sizes, the smaller low flow 900 lpm nozzle and the larger 1800 lpm nozzle and both are available from PT Rescue for trialling or demonstrations, as showcased at the recent AFAC trade show, where the product was received with great interest. Reserve your demonstration today, and for more information – email rescue@ptha.com.au