An Investigation of the FAA Vertical Bunsen Burner Flammability Test Method

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• Creators:
  Cahill, Patricia
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Technical Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Aircraft Cabins Airplanes Fires Flammability Tests Testing
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-86/22
• 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 vertical Bunsen burner test method, as specified in appendix F of the Federal Aviation Regulations-Part 25, was evaluated in order to update and clarify certain problem areas. Burner fuel, flame temperature and flame placement were investigated. It was determined that 1 methane gas can be used as a replacement or alternative to B-gas, 2 a minimum flame temperature specification is meaningless without specifying thermocouple wire thickness, and 3 placing the flame at the midpoint of the lower edge of the front face results in a more realistic and severe evaluation of the specimens flammability properties.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d733f4ce01ffd1433278ec2c179a770d938c4e55bb000e5d9e305527471e72ada49232282eff8f359054cccdb10ab7cb18898c8ae7e4f12d2b7ffec3c9f8f6c4
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92685/dot_92685_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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