- Author
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Paabo, M.
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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
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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
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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.