- Author
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Janssens, M. L.
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Garabedian, A.
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Gray, W.
- Title
- Establishment of International Standards Organization (ISO) 5660 Acceptance Criteria for Fire Restricting Materials Used on High Speed Craft. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
Coast Guard, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
- Report
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CG-D-22-98; Project No. 3308.2.77,
September 1998,
257 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Contract
- DTCG23-98-F-E00312
- Keywords
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international standards org.
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acceptance criteria
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composite materials
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cone calorimeters
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fire safety
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room fires
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fire models
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fire tests
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FT-IR
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linings
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corner tests
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flammability testing
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lateral ignition
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flame spread test
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data analysis
- Identifiers
- advanced composites; fire restricting materials; high speed craft; maritime fire safety; room fire modeling
- Abstract
- The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking to develop cone calorimeter acceptance criteria to qualify linings, combustible components of furniture and other contents as fire restricting materials for high speed craft. In support, a research program was conducted at Southwest Research Institute between August 1997 and July 1998 to develop data for comparing the results of various fire tests. Eight composite materials and one textile wall covering were tested in the International Standards Organization (ISO) 9705 room. The same materials were also evaluated in small scale according to the test procedures of the cone calorimeter, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) surface flammability test, and the IMO smoke and toxicity test. The IS0 970 room tests and some of the cone calorimeter experiments were supplemented with toxic gas analysis using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Some of the composite materials were used as framing materials for mock-up chairs and luggage racks for additional tests. This report covers the room tests, IS0 5660 cone calorimeter tests, IMO surface flammability tests, and Lateral Ignition Flame Spread Test (LIFT) tests.