- Author
- Parker, J. A. | Kourtides, D. A. | Fish, R. H. | Gilwee, W. J., Jr.
- Title
- Fire Dynamics of Modern Aircraft From a Materials Point of View.
- Coporate
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Moffett Field, CA
- Journal
- Journal of Fire and Flammability, Vol. 6, 534-553, October 1975
- Report
- AGARD-CP-166, October 1975,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD). Aircraft Fire Safety. 45th Meeting of the AGARD Propulsion and Energetics Panel. AGARD-CP-166. April 11, 1975., Rome, Italy, 10/1-11 p., 1975
- Keywords
- aircraft safety | fire safety | flammability | thermal protection | polymers | char
- Identifiers
- aircraft
- Abstract
- Selecting polymers to increase aircraft fire safety is discussed. Thermal protection capability and polymer flammability are related to the molecular structure of the polymer and its thermochemical properties. These criteria are used to develop advanced fire resistant materials which can achieve increased survivability in both post-crash and in-flight fires. The degree of fire hardening of materials depends greatly on the available heat load and fire threat present. It will be shown that improvements in fire safety can be achieved by the use of polymers possessing certain basic thermochemical parameters such as high char yield.