- Author
- Hamins, A. | Baghdadi, D. | Borthwick, P. | Glover, M. P. | Grosshandler, W. L. | Lowe, D. L. | Melton, L. | Presser, C.
- Title
- Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD University of Texas, Dallas
- Report
- 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
- fire research | nacelle fires | extinguishment | 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.