- Author
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Einhorn, I. N.
- Title
- Physio-Chemical Study of Smoke Emission by Aircraft Interior Materials. Part 1. Physiological and Toxicological Aspects of Smoke During Fire Exposure. Final Report. October 1969-June 1973.
- Coporate
- Federal Aviation Administration, Atlantic City, NJ
- Sponsor
- Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
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FAA-RD-73-50; Project 183-522-060
July 1973
84 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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aircraft interiors
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interior furnishings
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smoke emission
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physiological effects
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toxicology
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exposure
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test methods
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degradation
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combustion products
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gas chromatography
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pyrolysis
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smoke
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toxicity
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light obscuration
- Identifiers
- aircraft materials; crash fire hazards
- Abstract
- A concise review of the physiological and toxicological aspects of smoke during fire exposure has been presented. This report attempts to elucidate the parameters, both chemical and physical, which lead to smoke development, and subsequently, light obscuration, during their pyrolysis and combustion. Analysis of recent fire statistics covering losses during the past decade has been compiled and incorporated into the report. Various laboratory test procedures, both small-scale and large-scale, have been summarized and a critique presented outlining their usefulness and problems encountered in interpretation of results obtained using these test procedures. A review of the physiological and toxicological parameters affecting survival of humans during fire exposure is given. Consideration is directed toward the specific hazards encountered during aircraft accidents involving fire. Recent reviews of the medical literature pertaining to fire injury is discussed in detail.