This report describes recent research by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) related to cargo compartment fire protection in large transport aircraft. A gaseous hydrofluorocarbon, HFC-125, was compared to Halon 1301 in terms of fire suppression effectiveness and agent decomposition levels in the cargo compartment and passenger cabin during full-scale tests involving a bulk-loaded cargo fire. Also, a zoned water mist system was desiged and evaluated against a bulk-loaded cargo fire. An exploding aerosol can simulator is being developed to provide a repeatable fire threat for evaluation of new halon replacements agents. The potential severity of an exploding aerosol can inside a cargo compartment and the effectiveness of Halon 1301 inerting was demonstrated. Tests were also conducted to determine the effectiveness of Halon 1201 against a carbon fire involving oxygen canisters. Finally, HFC-125 was evaluated for use as a simulant for Halon 1301 during cargo compartment approval testing to demonstrate compliance with applicable FAA regulations.


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    Titel :

    Cargo Compartment Fire Protection in Large Commercial Transport Aircraft


    Beteiligte:
    D. Blake (Autor:in) / T. Marker (Autor:in) / R. Hill (Autor:in) / J. Reinhardt (Autor:in) / C. Sarkos (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1998


    Format / Umfang :

    26 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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