Portable water mist fire extinguishing using pressurized air

Abstract

The progress on the research and application of portable fire fighting system in fire suppression has been substantial over the last decade. To bring this work into focus, a review has been undertaken to identify future developments and potential efficacy improvements for portable fire suppression system. This repot, provides a review of the fundamental research in water fire suppression systems. This includes a review of extinguishing mechanisms and the factors that influence the performance , such as spray characteristics, enclosure effects, dynamic mixing, the use of additives and methods of generating water mist. The overall aim of the project is to finalize a design and building a portable water mist based fire fighting system which will ensure rapid extinguishing of fire with easy operation. The system should be suitable for various type of fire, the total weight of the system about 20-30 kg to be easily carried and the lunching distance of water between 10-20 meter to reach the fire and increase safety to the fire man.