- Author
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Fish, R. H.
- Title
- Performance of Lightweight Plastic Foams Developed for Fire Safety.
- Coporate
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Houston, TX
- Report
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NASA CR TM X-14330,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Aerospace and Space Administration. NASA Conference on Materials for Improved Fire Safety. May 6-7, 1970.,
Houston, TX,
11/1-3 p.,
1970
- Keywords
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spacecraft
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fire retardant materials
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cellular plastics
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fire safety
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aircraft structures
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fuel tanks
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fuel fires
- Identifiers
- suppression
- Abstract
- The work at Ames Research Center on fire protection and fire suppression was started in September 1967 and was motivated by the realization that the principles utilized in the protection of entry vehicles from aerodynamic heating could be used to give some measure of protection from both spacecraft and aircraft fires. The use of a low-density, polyurethane-based foam to suppress a fire and to provide protection for the structure of an aircraft or spacecraft will be described.