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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Kayyani C. Adiga, Macon, GA (US);
Inventor:
Kayyani C. Adiga, Macon, GA (US);
Assignee:
Nanomist Systems, LLC, Warner Robins, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A62C 2/00 (2006.01); A62C 3/00 (2006.01); A62D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fire suppressant, fire suppressant mist, and method of atomizing a water mist for suppressing a fire are provided by in-situ atomization of water droplets within a fire using water-in-oil microemulsions. The discrete phase of emulsion is a low boiling point oil or water immiscible fluid additive combined with water and a surfactant or cosurfactant. Each dropet provides a microemulsion. During the heating of the microemulsion droplet inside the flame, the water immiscible fluid vaporizes and causes fragmentation of the water droplet, producing extremely small droplets useful in fire suppression.