Nonhalogen Fire-Resistant Plastics for Aircraft Interiors

Details

• Creators:
  Lyon, Richard E.
• Corporate Creators:
  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:
  • Fire
  • Flammability
  • Halogens
  • Heat flux
  • Plastics
  • Combustion
  • Microscale combustion calorimeter
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-TN08/5
• 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:
  Strategies for developing fireproof aircraft cabin materials are reviewed in light of environmental legislation that restricts the use of halogens in plastics. The important physical and chemical processes of flaming combustion in terms of their effect on the heat release rate of a burning material are flame inhibition, fuel replacement, heat resistance, and intumescence. These fire resistance mechanisms, acting simultaneously or synergistically, are particularly effective at reducing heat release rate of a new generation of transparent plastics suitable for aircraft cabin interiors.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92484/dot_92484_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 601.29 KB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety ; University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:52a1b541059436354c586982adbca621c4eaa87f103e67c7fc84d392f05747c03ec3546059e75834f6c64d5cc7ef79e974cc9a5adef76e54c94ec4446eb80ac0