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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Fire- and Smoke-Resistant Materials for Commercial Aircraft Interiors.

Series:

Publication NMAB ; 477-1.

Publication NMAB ; 477-1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fire resistant materials.

Aircraft cabins--Fires and fire prevention.

Aircraft cabins.

Aircraft cabins--Design and construction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (82 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

**** The standard authority on banking in America, cited in BCL3, Sheehy, and Walford. This revised, updated, and expanded edition (9th ed., 1991 by St. James Press; library edition, 1993 by Salem Press) is extensively rewritten, with numerous new entries, bringing the total number of entries to some 4,200. In addition to definitions of basic banking, business, and financial terms, in-depth entries provide information such as historical background, analysis of recent trends, illustrative examples, statistical data, and citation of applicable regulations. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

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

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

Processing

Appendix C Current Fire-Modeling Capabilities

ZONE MODELS

FIELD MODELS

Fire-Hazard Assessment Models

Appendix D Toxicity Modeling Testing

TOXICITY MODELS

TOXICITY TESTING

Appendix E Biographical Sketches of Committee Members.

Notes:

"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.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610192717

9780309175937

0309175933

9781280192715

1280192712

9780309578349

0309578345

9780585085692

0585085692

OCLC:

70721895