- Author
- Nyden, M. R. | Brown, J. E.
- Title
- Computer-Aided Molecular Design of Fire Resistant Aircraft Materials.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Federal Aviation Administration, Washington, DC
- Report
- DOT/FAA/CT-93/3; DOT/FAA/93/3
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). International Conference for the Promotion of Advanced Fire Resistant Aircraft Interior Materials. February 9-11, 1993, Atlantic City, NJ, 147-158 p., 1993
- Keywords
- aircraft interiors | fire resistant materials | test methods | fire safety | computer models | simulation | cone calorimeters | polyethylenes | composite materials | commercial aircraft | ceilings
- Identifiers
- honeycomb composite; sidewalls; stowage bins
- Abstract
- Molecular dynamic simulations and Cone Calorimeter measurements were used to assess the effects of electron beam irradiation and heat treatments on the flammability of the honeycomb composites used in the sidewalls, ceilings and stowage bins of commercial aircraft. The irradiaiton of this material did not result in any measureable changes. A dramatic reduction in the peak rate of heat release, however, was observed in samples that had been heated overnight at 250 deg C.