- Author
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Hamins, A.
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Baghdadi, D.
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Borthwick, P.
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Glover, M. P.
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Grosshandler, W. L.
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Lowe, D. L.
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Melton, L.
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Presser, C.
- Title
- Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
University of Texas, Dallas
- Report
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NISTIR 5499,
September 1994,
- Book or Conf
- National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: BOOK OF ABSTRACTS. October 17-20, 1994,
Gaithersburg, MD,
7-8 p.,
1994
- Keywords
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fire research
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nacelle fires
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extinguishment
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aircraft fires
- Abstract
- The engine nacelle encases the jet engine compressor, combustor and turbine. A nacelle fire is typically a turbulent diffusion flame stabilized behind an obstruction in a moderately high speed air flow. The most likely source for a fire in the nacelle are leaks in the fuel lines carrying jet fuel or hydraulic fluid, that can feed the fire either as a spray or as a pre-vaporized gas. Temperatures as high as 150 deg C are common in normal operating engine nacelles.