Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI
Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI

Fighting wildfires more efficiently

New process improves aerial wildfire fighting

Fraunhofer EMI and the start-up company CAURUS Technologies GmbH are working together to develop a new type of extinguishing method. It is intended to improve the efficiency of fighting wildfires from the air.
 

Studies have shown that optimizing the size of the water droplets and the position of the cloud have a strong influence on extinguishing success. These are critical elements in bringing the temperature of a fire below the ignition point and depriving the fire of the oxygen required for the combustion process. 
 

The process allows vegetation fires to be fought considerably faster and the efficiency of water use is multiplied. The future mechanism for the targeted generation of a water-aerosol cloud is already being promoted in phase 2 of the Fraunhofer DeepTech Accelerator AHEAD. 

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Effective extinguishing of wildfires In recent years, around 5000 to 10 000 km² of forest have fallen victim to the flames every year. Caurus Technologies and Fraunhofer EMI are working on a new mechanism that creates a more efficient extinguishing cloud.