Fire- and smoke-resistant interior materials for commercial transport aircraft / / Committee on Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957626103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1995
• ISBN: 9786610192717; 9780309175937; 0309175933; 9781280192715; 1280192712; 9780309578349; 0309578345; 9780585085692; 0585085692
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (82 p.)
• Collana: Publication NMAB ; ; 477-1
• Soggetti: Fire resistant materials; Aircraft cabins - Fires and fire prevention; Aircraft cabins - Design and construction
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "This study by the National Materials Advisory Board was conducted under Grant No. FAA-93-G-033 with the U.S. Department of Transportation"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FIRE- AND SMOKE-RESISTANT INTERIOR MATERIALS FOR COMMERCIAL TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Materials -- Component Design and Manufacturing -- Fire Testing, Evaluation, and Modeling -- Long-Term Research Program -- REPORT ORGANIZATION -- 1 Introduction -- STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM -- ACCIDENT STATISTICS -- STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES -- 2 Design and Function Requirements for Aircraft ; Interior Materials -- MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION -- SAFETY -- Fire Resistance -- Strength and Stiffness Requirements -- WEIGHT -- COST -- MANUFACTURABILITY AND PRODUCIBILITY -- Processing Labor -- Processing Equipment and Tools -- COMFORT -- Seat Ergonomics -- Acoustics -- MAINTAINABILITY -- Cleanability -- Durability -- Repairability -- AESTHETICS -- 3 Evaluation of Materials Fire Performance -- FIRE SAFETY -- Flammability -- Toxicity -- FIRE SCENARIOS -- Post-Crash External Fuel Fires -- In-Flight Fires -- Fire Dynamics and Fire Load -- FIRE MODELS -- TESTING AND FIRE-SAFETY ASSESSMENT -- Validation with Full-Scale Testing -- 4 Development of Candidate Materials for Future Interiors -- COMBUSTION OF POLYMERS -- Thermal Degradation -- Char Formation -- Transport of Degradation Products -- Ignition -- Fire Growth -- DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIALS -- Approach -- Thermosets -- Thermoplastics -- Organic/Inorganic Polymers -- Inorganic Materials -- New and Modified Materials -- Flame-Retardant Additives -- Toxicant Suppressants -- MANUFACTURING -- Manufacturing Processes -- Environmental and Health Considerations -- THEORETICAL MODELING OF POLYMER COMBUSTION -- Heat Transfer Models -- Thermal Degradation Models -- Transport Models -- Ignition Models -- Fire-Growth Models -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations Research Opportunities -- MATERIALS -- COMPONENT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING.; FIRE SCENARIOS -- Testing and Evaluation -- Modeling -- Long-Term Research Program -- References -- APPENDIX A Glossary of Terms -- REFERENCES -- Appendix B FAA Research and Development -- ORIGINAL MANDATES -- NEW MANDATES -- The Aviation Safety Research Act of 1988 -- The Aircraft Catastrophic Failure Prevention Research Act of 1990 -- FAA RESPONSE TO THE NEW RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANDATES -- Aircraft Safety Research Program -- Fire Research Program -- FAA Interim Materials Development Criteria -- Synthesis -- Characterization -- Modeling -- Processing -- REFERENCES -- Appendix C Current Fire-Modeling Capabilities -- ZONE MODELS -- FIELD MODELS -- Fire-Hazard Assessment Models -- REFERENCES -- Appendix D Toxicity Modeling Testing -- TOXICITY MODELS -- TOXICITY TESTING -- REFERENCES -- Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.
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