Which spray pattern has the smallest particulate size?

• A. Fog (Cone/Mist)
• B. Hand Held Fog/Cone
• C. Hand Held Stream Patterns
• D. Foam Patterns

Answer: (A)

Droplet size in OC spray is about how the liquid is broken into particles. The fog or cone/mist pattern atomizes the liquid into a fine aerosol, producing the smallest droplets. This fine mist disperses quickly and broadly, which is why it has the smallest particulate size. In contrast, hand-held stream patterns create larger droplets that travel as a jet, and foam patterns produce even larger droplets due to the foam matrix. So the pattern with the smallest droplets is the fog/cone/mist pattern.