Special shower on board

It is fun and refreshing to have a shower on a long flight or a cross country bus. But the problem is that cars can carry so much water and too heavy.

So, Boeing sponsored a research group in the state of Washington seeking a solution to the problem. The team has created a "flight" (or "in-bus") shower that turns a small amount of water into a lot of mist.

The main unit of the device is a cylindrical chamber with very small nozzles attached around it. When the passenger enters the cabin, an optical sensor measures the height and shape of the client and simultaneously dispenses the high-pressure soap dispenser through the nozzles to cover the body.

A team at the University of Washington, USA with an on-board shower. ( Photo: depts.washington.edu )

As a result, very fine fog is ionized when leaving the nozzle and thus clinging to the human body - so that no slight fog is wasted. The shower then continues to spray a fresh water fog to rinse, finally drying the body with warm air. All are very gentle.

T. An