A Physical Basis for Comparing Flammability of Aircraft Cabin Materials Using a Microscale Combustion Calorimeter

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• Creators:
  Lyon, Richard E. ; Safronava, Natallia ; Crowley, Sean ; Walters, Richard N.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Burning Rate Fires Flammability Tests Ignition Temperature
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/TC-20/35
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  In this study, a burning model is used to link the molecular-level processes of flaming combustion measured in thermal analysis to the fire response of a polymer at the continuum level. A flammability parameter that includes ignitability and burning rate, driven by heat release, emerging from this analysis is called the Fire Growth Capacity (FGC). The FGC was measured in a micro (10-6 kg) scale combustion calorimeter for 30 polymers, and successfully ranked the expected fire performance of these polymers in bench (kg) scale flame and fire tests.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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