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Author
Paabo, M. | Comeford, J. J.
Title
Fire Growth and Flash Fires in a Model Simulating an Aircraft Cabin. Part 3. Analysis of Polyurethane Decomposition Products.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Sponsor
Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
Report
NBS 10 954
October 1972
39 p.
Distribution
AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College, Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
Contract
NBS-PROJECT-4619193
Keywords
aircraft compartments; flash fires; fire growth
Abstract
A laboratory model of a flash fire cell using a high voltage arc as an ignition source was assembled and tested. The cell is designed to pyrolyize the sample in air while measuring the time of onset of a flash fire and simultaneously allowing withdrawal of gas samples for analysis.