Thermo-Kinetic Model of Burning

Details

• Creators:
  Stoliarov, Stanislav I. ; Lyon, Richard E.
• Corporate Creators:
  SRA International, Inc ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center. Airport and Aircraft Safety Research and Development Division.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Pyrolysis
  • Combustion
  • Polymers
  • Predictive models
  • Aviation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-TN08/17
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical Note
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  One main obstacle in developing more effective passive fire protection for transportation is the lack of a quantitative understanding of the relations between the results of various materials fire tests used in this field. The need for multiple testing techniques arises from the complexity of fire phenomena and their sensitivity to environmental conditions. This study addressed this problem by developing a computational tool that predicts the behavior of materials exposed to fire. While it is not expected that this tool will eliminate the need for fire testing, the goal is to considerably reduce the number and complexity of the tests necessary for a comprehensive characterization of the materials of interest. The foundation of this tool is a mathematical model that describes transient thermal energy transport, chemical reactions, and the transport of gases through the condensed phase. The model also captures important aspects of a material's behavior such as charring and intumescence. This technical note provides a detailed description of the one-dimensional version of this model and summarizes the results of the model's verification.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90226/dot_90226_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 716.66 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety ; FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1d0160e4ea6acab277c71bbfea486f658035929651b46ec9bbe1bab90872488b7b527af115dd98dc586a9222a553ccb74607b93db7e9d5b6f4ad943128c4c7f8