Oxygen Enhanced Fires in LD-3 Cargo Containers

Marker, Timothy R.; Diaz, Ricardo

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Oxygen Enhanced Fires in LD-3 Cargo Containers

1999-05-01
By Marker, Timothy R. ; Diaz, Ricardo

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Marker, Timothy R. ; Diaz, Ricardo
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:

Aviation Safety Cargo Aircraft Container Handling Fire Extinguishers Oxygen Content Toxicity
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AR-TN98/29
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Edition:

Technical Notes
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
Abstract:

Four tests were conducted inside a 169-cubic-foot LD-3 cargo container to demonstrate the hazards associated with the release of gaseous oxygen during suppression of a smoldering fire with Halon 1301. The cargo fires were allowed to burn for a short duration before Halon 1301 was discharged into the container. After the suppressant concentration stabilized to about 3%, the minimum design concentration for inerting, a quantity of oxygen was discharged to simulate the relief of oxygen from an over-pressurized cylinder. ring the first three tests, 11 cubic feet of oxygen was bled into the container from a remote cylinder. A fourth test was conducted in which 22 cubic feet of oxygen was introduced which produced a severe fire that destroyed the container. Temperature, toxic gases, and halon concentration were measured continuously inside the container and video cameras recorded the tests from three locations external to the container.
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FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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