Approximately 50% of the fatalities in survivable airplane crashes are due to postcrash fires. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of a new low-density (LD) reticulated polyurethane foam (LD foam) to mitigate postcrash airplane fires. Currently, reticulated foam is used in the fuel tanks of the C-130, A-10, and F-15 military aircraft for explosion protection. However, documentation on the use of reticulated foam to mitigate postcrash fires is limited and does not exist for the new LD foam. A series of sled tests were conducted to determine the effectiveness of LD foam to mitigate postcrash fuel-fed fires. LD foam was placed inside a simulated fuel tank and exposed to dynamic inertial forces experienced in a survivable airplane crash.


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    Title :

    Evaluating of Low-Density Reticulated Foam to Mitigate Postcrash Fuel Fires


    Contributors:
    K. L. Dowell (author) / S. Jankiewicz (author) / L. Lombardo (author)

    Publication date :

    2011


    Size :

    62 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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