ADA’s Fine Water Mist fire suppression technology was developed as an inexpensive and highly effective method of extinguishing oxidizer fires, such as those that could occur on spacecraft and civil aircraft. The technology uses an ADA-patented atomizer, which generates water droplets in the size found to be most effective for fire suppression.
Fine Water Mist does not cause water damage to structures and, because it uses only inert chemicals (water and nitrogen), the technology does not pose a health or environmental hazard like commonly-used halon and carbon dioxide suppressants.
In addition to use in the aircraft and space industries, Fine Water Mist has applications in any situation where there is a confined area, a limited water supply, low weight requirements, sensitive equipment or restrictions on chemical use.
Potential applications include protecting museums, military vehicles, flammable-liquid storage lockers, passenger ships, civil aircraft, machinery spaces, turbine enclosures, recreational boating, offshore drilling, historical sites, hotels, restaurants, computer rooms and electronic equipment areas, subway systems and tunnels, residential homes, health care environments, trains and buses.
