A Laboratory Test for Evaluating the Fire Containment Characteristics of Aircraft Class D Cargo Compartment Lining Material

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• Creators:
  Brown, Louis J., Jr. ; Cole, Charles R.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aircraft Cargo Compartments Fires Flammability
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-83/44
• 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:
  The Federal Aviation Administration Standard 2-gallon/hour burner was adapted to measure the burn-through resistance of aircraft cargo compartment lining materials. This laboratory test can subject lining samples to the fire conditions found in full-scale class D cargo compartment tests. A 5-minute test period is of adequate duration to evaluate the performance of cargo lining materials, based on full-scale test results which showed that class D fire intensity is reduced to a smoldering state after several minutes. It was determined that the 2-gallon/hour burner test is superior to the vertical and 45° Bunsen burner tests specified in Federal Air Regulations (FAK's) 25.853 and 25.855 for evaluating the flammability and burn-through resistance of cargo compartment lining materials. The following criteria for class D cargo compartment lining materials using the 2-gallon/hour burner test are proposed: Sample must prevent burn-through for 5 minutes, and peak temperatures at 4 inches above the upper surface of a horizontal test sample should not exceed 400° Fahrenheit. Based on the results of this laboratory test, it is concluded that fiberglass lining materials provide sufficient protection to prevent burn-through in a class D cargo compartment fire, however, Nomex and Kevlar lining materials will not contain a class D cargo compartment fire.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  181-350-400
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
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