Local application of water mist for fire suppression

The development of water mist fire suppression technology has made substantial progress over the last decade. It has been used to replace techniques no longer deemed environmentally acceptable, such as halons, or to provide answers to problems where traditional technologies have not been effective. Over the years, the National Research Council Canada (NRCC) has studied LA water mist systems for the protection of electrical/electronic facilities, commercial kitchen areas and industrial oil cookers, and has developed a multiple-purpose portable water mist fire extinguisher. This paper describes NRC's research on local application of water mist fire suppression technology.Le d\ue9veloppement de la technologie de l?extinction par brouillard d?eau a accompli des progr\ue8s consid\ue9rables au cours de la derni\ue8re d\ue9cennie. Elle a remplac\ue9 des techniques qui n?\ue9taient plus jug\ue9es acceptables au point de vue environnement, comme celles utilisant les halons, et fournit des solutions aux probl\ue8mes pour lesquels les technologies traditionnelles ne se sont pas r\ue9v\ue9l\ue9es efficaces. Au fil des ans, le Conseil national de recherches du Canada (CNRC) a \ue9tudi\ue9 l?emploi des syst\ue8mes \ue0 brouillard d?eau \ue0 application locale (AL) aux fins de la protection des installations \ue9lectriques / \ue9lectroniques, des cuisines commerciales et des bassins de cuisson \ue0 l?huile industriels, et a mis au point un extincteur portable \ue0 brouillard d?eau \ue0 usages multiples. Ce document d\ue9crit la recherche men\ue9e par le CNRC sur l?application locale de la technologie de l?extinction par brouillard d?eau.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye