Patent ID: 6637518
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: A62C

Abstract:
A fire extinguishing apparatus for extinguishing a fire located in a risk area, the fire extinguishing apparatus comprising:spray means for spraying non-flammable liquid therefrom into the risk area, delivery means for passage of the non-flammable liquid for delivery thereof under pressure to said spray means, detector means for detecting the presence of a fire in the risk area, and fluid delivery control means to allow delivery of the non-flammable liquid via said delivery means to said spray means following actuation of said fluid delivery control means, wherein, in use, said spray means sprays the non-flammable liquid therefrom to form a mist having a median droplet size of substantially 500 microns or less, said non-flammable liquid is sprayed from said spray means at a rate of substantially 1 liter or less per minute per cubic meter of volume of the risk area, and said non-flammable liquid is sprayed from said spray means into said risk area to form said mist the non-flammable liquid, such that said mist of non-flammable liquid droplets can be applied to the fire to extinguish the fire.