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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