A Combined Hazard Index Fire Test Methodology for Aircraft Cabin Materials - Volume I

Spieth, H. H.; Gaume, J. G.; Luoto, R. E.; Klinck, D. M.

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A Combined Hazard Index Fire Test Methodology for Aircraft Cabin Materials - Volume I

1982-04-01
By Spieth, H. H. ; Gaume, J. G. ; Luoto, R. E.

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Creators:

Spieth, H. H. ; Gaume, J. G. ; Luoto, R. E. ; Klinck, D. M.
Corporate Creators:

Douglas Aircraft Company
Corporate Contributors:

Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/CT-82/36-1
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:

This report describes a laboratory test method and the modeling of the resultant data to produce a means of ranking aircraft cabin materials for the combined hazards produced in a survivable post-crash fire. Ranking is based on reducing each hazard accumulating in a cabin during a 5-minute crash fire scenario to the common denominator of a passenger escape time. Combined Hazards Index (CHI) is expressed as the number of seconds of scenario burn time at which the sum of the fractional hazards doses reaches an escape limit. All data was obtained using a computer-augmented Ohio State University Calorimeter modified to measure the major combustion gases in addition to heat and smoke as a material burns. A computerized fire analysis model was developed to predict cabin environmental hazards from the laboratory data. A human survival model relating short term hazard dose to incapacitation time was incorporated in this program. The changing cabin environment was compared continuously with the human survival model limits to calculate the unaided escape time ranking for each material.
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PDF
Funding:

181-350-210
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91819/dot_91819_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 11.51 MB]
Collection(s):

FAA Fire Safety ; FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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