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Droplet Size Distributions in the Spray From Commercial Fogger Type Pepper Spray Products
Published
Author(s)
Cary Presser, Edward V. White, Alim A. Fatah
Abstract
This report documents a preliminary investigation of the measurement of droplet sizes in the spray from four commercial fogger type pepper spray products. Droplet sizes were detected over the range of 2 mm to 120 mm by phase Doppler interferometry at a distance from the canisters similar to that expected when the spray is used as a defensive weapon.
Presser, C.
, White, E.
and Fatah, A.
(2008),
Droplet Size Distributions in the Spray From Commercial Fogger Type Pepper Spray Products, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
(Accessed October 10, 2025)