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  • The Potential for Pulmonary Heat Injury Resulting from the Activation of a Cabin Water Spray System to Fight Aircraft Cabin Fires
    The Potential for Pulmonary Heat Injury Resulting from the Activation of a Cabin Water Spray System to Fight Aircraft Cabin Fires
    Garner, Robert P.
    1995-05-01 | PDF
    A cabin water spray system (CWSS) has been suggested as a means of attenuating the severity of smoke and fire commonly associated with aircraft accidents. All aspects of passenger and cabin safety must be considered when evaluating a new safety system or concept. The purposes of this report are to briefly review the pathophysiological changes occur ...
  • Corrosion of FireDamaged Aircraft
    Corrosion of Fire-Damaged Aircraft
    Westfield, William T.
    1995-04-01 | PDF
    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Western Pacific Regional Office issued a Significant Activity Report concerning a 5727 that experienced extensive corrosion, well beyond what would have normally been expected for an aircraft with its operational time and cycles. This incident triggered interest in the possible connection between fire, exti ...
  • Chemical Options to Halons for Aircraft Use
    Chemical Options to Halons for Aircraft Use
    Tapscott, Robert
    1995-02-01 | PDF
    This report contains summary of available fire suppression agents, their properties and applicability in the various aircraft applications. Classes of agents, with presently available agents listed, are recommended for use in the development of test protocols. The test protocol developed for a class of agents can be used, with minor modifications, ...
  • Aircraft Fuel System Lightning Protection Design and Qualification Test Procedures Development
    Aircraft Fuel System Lightning Protection Design and Qualification Test Procedures Development
    Crouch, Keith E
    1994-09-01 | PDF
    The Navy and the Air Force recognized the need for improved test procedures for evaluating the lightning protection design of aircraft fuel systems. Under their sponsorship, a program to develop adjustable, standard ignition sources which could be used to calibrate techniques for detecting ignition sources during lightning testing was established. ...
  • Gas Turbine PrediffuserCombustor Performance During Operation with AirWater Mixture
    Gas Turbine Prediffuser-Combustor Performance During Operation with Air-Water Mixture
    Laing, P ;
    Murthy, S N B
    1994-08-01 | PDF
    In a continuing effort to establish performance changes due to water ingestion into an aircraft gas turbine engine and possible design improvements, an experimental investigation was performed with a model gas turbine prediffuser-combustor sector utilizing a number of mixture and flow conditions in a tunnel operating with a two-phase, air-liquid fi ...
  • Analysis of Test Criteria for Specifying Foam Firefighting Agents for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
    Analysis of Test Criteria for Specifying Foam Firefighting Agents for Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting
    Scheffey, Joseph L ;
    Wright, Joseph
    1994-08-01 | PDF
    Foam agent quantities and application rates for FAA certified airports are based on large-scale fire test data of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) and protein-based foams. The philosophy is to control aircraft fuel fires in sixty seconds. Foam agents which are used for aviation applications should demonstrate this level of performance, including a ...
  • Fuselage Burnthrough From Large Exterior Fuel Fires
    Fuselage Burnthrough From Large Exterior Fuel Fires
    Webster, Harry
    1994-07-01 | PDF
    The burnthrough resistance of aircraft fuselages to external fuel fires was investigated ln this test series. Three tests were conducted in a wheels-up mode and three in the wheels-down configuration. A comprehensive data base was developed documenting fire entry paths, burnthrough time, and cabin environmental conditions. The overall resistance of ...
  • Aircraft Cabin Water Spray Disbenefits Study
    Aircraft Cabin Water Spray Disbenefits Study
    Reynolds, Thomas L. ;
    Porter, Kent W.
    1993-10-01 | PDF
    The concept of utilizing a cabin water spray system (CWSS) as a means of increasing passenger evacuation and survival time following an accident has received considerable publicity and has been the subject of testing by the regulatory agencies in both the United States and Europe. A test program, initiated by the CAA in 1987, involved the regulator ...
  • Handbook Volume III Digital Systems Validation Book Plan
    Handbook - Volume III, Digital Systems Validation Book Plan
    Janowitz, Joan
    1993-07-01 | PDF
    The Digital Systems Validation Handbook is a tutorial series designed to provide certification engineers information on current topics related to digital avionics. The book plan lays the foundation for volume III of this series. The purpose of the handbook book plan is to identify technology and related issues that certification engineers are likel ...
  • Ventilation Effects on Smoke and Temperature in an Aircraft Cabin QuarterScale Model
    Ventilation Effects on Smoke and Temperature in an Aircraft Cabin Quarter-Scale Model
    Abramowitz, Allan ;
    Fann, Franklin
    1993-03-01 | PDF
    Fire tests were conducted on a quarter-scale model of an aircraft cabin to determine ventilation effects on temperature and smoke. The ventilation rates were varied between 1 1/4 and 2 1/2 minutes' time for an air exchange (quarter scale) . The data indicate that there were no significant changes in the cabin temperatures and in the quantity of hea ...
  • International Conference for the Promotion of Advanced Fire Resistant Aircraft Interior Materials
    International Conference for the Promotion of Advanced Fire Resistant Aircraft Interior Materials
    Galaxy Scientific Corporation
    1993-03-01 | PDF
    This publication contains the proceedings of the International Conference for the Promotion of Advanced Fire Resistant Aircraft Interior Materials held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, February 9-11, 1993. Presentations were made in the following areas: advanced fire resistant materials, advanced technology, test methods and modeling, and future needs ...
  • Modeling the Heat Release Rate of Aircraft Cabin Panels
    Modeling the Heat Release Rate of Aircraft Cabin Panels
    Parker, W. J. ;
    Filipczak, R.
    1993-02-01 | PDF
    A computer model was developed to calculate the heat release rate of aircraft cabin composite panels based on the panel's thermophysical, chemical, and geometric properties. The model calculates the temperature through the panel as a function of time and uses this along with measured kinetic constants to deduce mass loss rate which is multiplied by ...
  • A Model Study of the Aircraft Cabin Environment Resulting From InFlight Fires
    A Model Study of the Aircraft Cabin Environment Resulting From In-Flight Fires
    McCaffrey, B. J. ;
    Tu, King-Mon
    1992-11-01 | PDF
    A series of tests were conducted to examine the effect of the ventilation on the environment in an aircraft passenger cabin during an in-flight fire. These tests were run in a reduced scale mockup of an aircraft passenger cabin. A propane burner operating at 10 or 30 kilowatts served as the fire source. The simulated seats and the cabin lining mate ...
  • Aircraft Command in Emergency Situations ACES Phase 1 Concept Development
    Aircraft Command in Emergency Situations (ACES) Phase 1: Concept Development
    Reynolds, Thomas L. ;
    Grimstad, Gregory E.
    1991-04-01 | PDF
    This contract study defined two conceptual approaches for an advanced smoke/fire detection system for commercial passenger jet aircraft that would provide for accurate, timely guidance to the flight crew for their use in responding to possible and/or actual inflight smoke and fire events within the pressurized fuselage. The motivation for this work ...
  • Development and Growth of Inaccessible Aircraft Fires under Inflight Airflow Conditions
    Development and Growth of Inaccessible Aircraft Fires under Inflight Airflow Conditions
    Blake, David
    1991-02-01 | PDF
    The purpose of this project was to determine the likelihood of fire development and growth in accessible areas of an aircraft and the resulting hazards to cabin occupants from these fires. Numerous inflight fires or smoke events occur in accessible areas but are controlled by the crew or self- extinguish. Fatal inflight fires are rare events but or ...
  • Smoke and Extinguisher Agent Dissipation in a Small Pressurized Fuselage
    Smoke and Extinguisher Agent Dissipation in a Small Pressurized Fuselage
    Slusher, G. R. ;
    Abramowitz, A.
    1990-11-01 | PDF
    A test study was conducted using Halon 1211 and Halon 1301 fire extinguishing agents and aerosol smoke to study their behavior in a pressurized Cessna C-421B aircraft. Halon fire extinguishers were discharged and monitored at various locations to determine the concentrations of neat halon gases present, their dissipation rates and any resultant tox ...
  • Generation of Buoyant Plume of Artificial Smoke for Airplane Tests
    Generation of Buoyant Plume of Artificial Smoke for Airplane Tests
    Eklund, Thor I.
    1990-09-01 | PDF
    A buoyant artificial smoke generator was developed for airplane test applications. In the device, theatrical smoke is mixed with a mixture of helium and air. The total gas flow, the helium to air ratio, and the theatrical smoke, particulate generation rate can all be varied in the device. A gas mixture of 50 percent each of helium and air has the b ...
  • Aircraft Material Fire Test Handbook
    Aircraft Material Fire Test Handbook
    Boeing Commercial Airplane
    1990-09-01 | PDF
    In order to assure prescribed levels of fire safety in civil aircraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires that a variety of fire test methods be used to demonstrate that aircraft materials meet specified performance criteria when exposed to heat or flame. In principle, the specific test method required serves as a surrogate for the ...
  • Calibration Technique for Heat Flux Sensors Used in Fire Experiments and Standard Fire Tests
    Calibration Technique for Heat Flux Sensors Used in Fire Experiments and Standard Fire Tests
    Steckler, K. ;
    Tu, K.
    1990-04-01 | PDF
    A means of calibrating total heat flux gauges using a comparative (substitution) technique has been established. An apparatus consisting of a reference radiometer, a stable infrared radiant heater capable of producing flux levels up to 3.7 W/cm2, and a precision alignment mechanism has been constructed. The reference radiometer was characterized by ...
  • Fire Hazards of Aerosol Cans in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
    Fire Hazards of Aerosol Cans in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
    Blake, David
    1989-12-01 | PDF
    The purpose of this project was to determine the hazards associated with aerosol cans involved in cargo fires. Over the last several years the chlorofluorocarbon propellant used in aerosol cans has been replaced with hydrocarbons such as butane, propane, and isobutane. These flammable gases would normally be prohibited on passenger carrying airplan ...
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