- Author
- Ohlemiller, T. J. | Cleary, T. G.
- Title
- Upward Flame Spread on Composite Materials.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- International Community for Composites Engineering (ICCE). Proceedings of International Conference on Composites Engineering. ICCE/1. August 28-31, 1994, New Orleans, LA, Hui, D., Editors, 375-376 p., 1994
- Keywords
- composite materials | flame spread | compartments
- Identifiers
- flame spread models
- Abstract
- The composite materials of interest in this work contain several piles of long, high strength fibers, typically woven in some fixed pattern; the layered multi-ply structure is embedded with an organic polymer resin. Such composites offer a high strength-to-weight ratio and other advantages, such as corrosion resistance, which make them attractive for a wide variety of structural uses. In particular, the U.S. Navy is investigating the use of such composites for both ship and submarine compartment construction; load-bearing compartment walls would consist of flat (or possibly more complex) panels of composite material.