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Author
Kottenstette, J. P. | Freeman, J. E. | Heins, C. R. | Hildred, W. M. | Johnson, F. D. | Staskin, E. R.
Title
Applications of Aerospace Technology in Industry: A Technology Transfer Profile - Fire Safety.
Coporate
Denver Univ., CO
Sponsor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC
Report
NASA-CR-123420, July 1971, 74 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Contract
GRANT-NSR-06-004-063
Keywords
technology transfer | industries | fire safety
Abstract
The fire safety field is considered as being composed of three parts: an industry, a technology base, and a user base. An overview of the field is presented, including a perspective on the magnitude of the national fire safety problem. Selected NASA contributions to the technology of fire safety are conisdered. Communication mechanisms, particularly conferences and publications, used by NASA to alert the community to new developments in the fire safety field, are reviewed. Several examples of nonaerospace applications of NASA-generated fire safety technolgy are also presented. Issues associated with attempts to transfer this technology from the space program to other sectors of the American economy are outlined.