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Handheld Fine Water Mist Extinguisher for Spacecraft
Technical Paper
2008-01-2040
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Fine water mist has become a commercial technology for fire suppression in multiple applications. With funding from NASA, ADA Technologies, Inc. (ADA) is developing a handheld fine water mist fire extinguisher for use on manned spacecraft and in future planetary habitats. This design employs only water and nitrogen as suppression agents to allow local refill and reuse. The prototype design incorporates features to generate a uniform fine water mist regardless of the direction of the gravitational vector or lack of gravity altogether. The system has been proven to extinguish open fires and hidden fire scenarios in tests conducted at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). This design can be deployed as a portable extinguisher or as an automated system for local fire protection in instrument racks or storage spaces. Continued development will result in prototype hardware suitable for use on future manned spacecraft.
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Butz, J. and Abbud-Madrid, A., "Handheld Fine Water Mist Extinguisher for Spacecraft," SAE Technical Paper 2008-01-2040, 2008, https://doi.org/10.4271/2008-01-2040.Also In
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