
Due to the extremely small amount of water that is used, the potential for damage from water during fire is reduced to a minimum. The water passes through special nozzles at a high working pressure and is atomised to sizes up to 1,000 microns. In the past few years, several companies have engaged in designing and installing stable water mist systems, whereby finely dispersed droplets of water use physical properties more efficiently than conventional sprinkler systems. Although stable systems for fire extinguishing with water mist have been known for decades, they were not used in south-east Europe until recently.
