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Author
Chicarello, P. J. | Shpilberg, D. C.
Title
Minimum Extinguishment Area Required for Safe Escape of Aircraft Occupants During a Fuel Spill Fire.
Coporate
Factory Mutual Research Corp., Norwood, MA
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 12, No. 4, 276-289, November 1976
Keywords
fuel spills | escape | extinguishment | aircraft fires | fire protection | fire extinguishers | occupants | spill fires
Identifiers
aircraft
Abstract
An analytical method has been developed to determine the minimum fire area that must be extinguished so that the fuselage burn-through is sufficiently delayed to allow the aircraft occupants to escape.