- Author
- Cope, C.
- Title
- Vehicle Engine Compartment Fires.
- Coporate
- Auto Fire and Safety Consultants, Conroe, TX
- Book or Conf
- Fire and Materials 2009. 11th International Conference. Conference Papers. Proceedings. Organised by Interscience Communications Limited. January 26-28, 2009, Interscience Communications Limited, London, England, San Francisco, CA, 561-579 p., 2009
- Keywords
- compartment fires | engine fires | automobile fires | flammability | standards | electric batteries | fluids | ignition temperature | hot surfaces | fire tests | diesel fuels | NFPA 921 | ASTM-E 162-75
- Identifiers
- National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFTRS); Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS; FMVSS 301; FMVSS 302; Horizontal Burn Testing; battery/electrical system; hot surfaces areas of engine compartment; shielding, composition and position of hot surfaces; flammable fluids in the engine compartment; interior engine components and materials (non-fluid); battery disconnect switches; speed control deactivation switches; hot fluids on hot surfaces; auto fire and safety consultants hot fluids testing; testing of engine compartment fluids