In February 2022, a package containing 140 lithium-ion pouch cells caught fire on a conveyor belt in a sort facility of an all-cargo airline. One of the packages in the shipment was sent to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) William J. Hughes Technical Center for hazard evaluation. Specialized cell analysis equipment was used to determine
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New Concepts are addressed for predicting he flame spread on materials from laboratory measurements. It focuses on heat transfer which precipitates and preces upward flame spread on a vertical surface. Six materials have been featured in this study as well as in past related studies. Their flame spread properties are presented. In this particular s
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Analyses were performed on full-scale aircraft post-crash fire data. In particular the rate and involvement of aircraft wall and ceiling panels are examined. For two full-scale experiments the energy release rate of the interior cabin furnishings were estimated and an estimate of ceiling ignition computed. Also an extensive set of measurements, by
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A total of 23 fire tests were conducted in a 2357-cubic foot simulated class C cargo compartment. Various lining materials, fire sources, loading configurations, and smoke detectors were used to determine the ability of class C cargo compartments to control fires. The simulated class C cargo compartment did not successfully control the test fires i
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Small-scale flammability test methods were evaluated by comparing data obtained on a series of interior honey-comb panels with fire test results obtained with a 1/4-scale cabin model.
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