The Response of Aircraft Oxygen Generators Exposed to Elevated Temperatures

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• Creators:
  Blake, David
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. Fire Safety Section
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Oxygen equipment
  • Thermal resistance
  • Thermal stability
  • Aircraft materials
  • Aviation safety
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-TN03/35 ; NTIS-PB2003105502
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Description:
  The purpose of this testing was to determine the temperatures that would cause self-activation of sodium chlorate oxygen generators. The data will be used to establish the degree of thermal protection that would be required to prevent the activation of chemical oxygen generators should they be exposed to heat from cargo compartment fire involving other materials. The minimum temperature that caused the activation of one of the generators was 600 degrees F. Due to uncertainties with other designs not tested and the physical properties of sodium chlorate, it is recommended that the generators not be exposed to temperatures above 400 degrees F.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/16408/dot_16408_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.58 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:92d1d3237186c3cf74c9e976c095f4f2fd8941dc30dde4112b9c5655f06b23f040b6178b7ace55fdc3e9686a4492547d1d27cac90808c9ad5c9ed1d6a084a21d