The creators of Automist explain how a fine mist can cool and contain more effectively than sprinkler systems, especially when fires are caused by chip pans
It was during a brainstorming session with members of the white watch shift of Chelsea fire brigade that Yusuf Muhammad learned two guiding facts.
He was unaware that fire extinguishers in high-rise housing blocks can act as a fire risk when people who should make their escape use them to fight the blaze. Muhammad also learned that firefighters occasionally spray a mist of water into a fire when they first arrive in order to bring the temperature down.
Eight years later, what was a college project became the Automist system. With two colleagues, he designed a network of steel fixtures with nozzles connected to water supplies that are fixed either at the base of a tap in the kitchen or on to a wall. When a heat sensor is triggered, a dense fog of water mist emerges from the nozzles, suppressing the fire.
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