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Author
Cahill, P.
Title
Evaluation of Fire Test Methods for Aircraft Thermal Acoustical Insulation. Final Report.
Coporate
Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Sponsor
Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
Report
DOT/FAA/AR-97/58
September 1997
23 p.
Distribution
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Keywords
thermal insulation | fire tests | test methods | evaluation | flammability testing | films | blankets
Identifiers
thermal acoustical insulation; cotton swab test; vertical bunsen burner test; round robin flammability testing; insulation coverings
Abstract
Round robin flammability testing was performed by eight laboratories on thermal acoustical insulation blankets and filsm used as insulation coverings. Test samples were subjected to vertical Bunsen burner testing and cotton swab testing. The test data indicated that the cotton swab test produced consistent test results, whereas the vertical flammability test did not.