Development of Improved Flammability Criteria for Aircraft Thermal Acoustic Insulation

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• Creators:
  Marker, Timothy R.
• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Research
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Aircraft cabins
  • Airplanes
  • Fires
  • Testing
  • Thermal conductivity
  • Acoustic properties
  • Cotton
  • Thermal acoustic insulation
  • Vertical Bunsen burner
  • Cotton swab test
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/AR-99/44
• 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
• Description:
  A large number of small-, intermediate-, and full-scale flame propagation tests representative of an in-flight fire were conducted on various thermal acoustic insulation blanket materials. Results indicated that the current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) vertical Bunsen burner test requirement could not adequately discriminate between poorly performing materials and materials that performed well under realistic fire scenarios. A radiant panel laboratory test was shown to be an effective method for evaluating the in-flight fire resistance qualities of thermal acoustic insulation.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/93798/dot_93798_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.28 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety
• Main Document Checksum:
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