Scotch Mist^®
uses BLASTER technology
(Boundary Layer and Surface Tension Energy Release)

How does it work?

A first array of dynamic jets is arranged to spin the turbine at high RPM.  A second array of vaporising jets is arranged to lightly `skiff' the turbine tips receiving more than three thousand inputs per second.  Minute droplets of water are blasted away with massively more energy than can be absorbed by acceleration alone and vaporise into a cloud (shown in pink), expanding 1800 times in the process.

The shattered residue of the now vibrating vaporising jets is projected downwards, heavily loaded with vapour which is gradually ejected in accordance with the frequency of impact. The resulting spray from the dynamic jets together with the residue of the vaporisers forms a conical, expanding and downwardly progressing curtain which rapidly floods the whole combustible area with a mixture of water vapour and minute, inert droplets.  These have greater heat sink potential than has been previously available and, because of the huge surface area per unit of weight, snuff out fire with a minimum of water damage.

Should a Scotch Mist^® system encounter serious conflagration, the nozzle outputs work as a unit and the steam is instantly cooled and condensed by the spray and water vapour.  This is still hotter and less dense than the surrounding air so it tries to rise but the descending cold spray obstructs it. This interaction causes a continuing circulation and delivers fresh spray and vapour until the flames are quenched.

With this technology, Scotch Mist^® is suitable for a number of applications including total flooding (inerting) and local applications.  Where, technically, fine water mist is not a suitable suppression agent, such as shielded fires or fires with a low thermal output, Scotch Mist^® should, like other proprietary mists, be considered as fire control or suppression only.