FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD

FIRE EXTINGUISHING APPARATUS AND METHOD

A fire extinguishing apparatus (10) producing a mist of water vapour with a median droplet diameter of between 50 and 500 micron for extinguishing fires in a confined risk area. The mist being generated through nozzles (18) operating at < 2000 kPa (i.e. low pressure). The fire extinguishing appar...

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Hauptverfasser: HILLIER, KENNETH, BYFIELD, MITCHELL EDWIN
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre
Schlagworte:
FIRE-FIGHTING
HUMAN NECESSITIES
LIFE-SAVING
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Zusammenfassung:A fire extinguishing apparatus (10) producing a mist of water vapour with a median droplet diameter of between 50 and 500 micron for extinguishing fires in a confined risk area. The mist being generated through nozzles (18) operating at < 2000 kPa (i.e. low pressure). The fire extinguishing apparatus using less than 1.0 litres of water per cubic meter of the risk area in which the fire is contained (i.e. a small volume of water).