Results of experiments conducted at the JPL to evaluate aircraft postcrash fire hazards are presented. The experiments were carried out in a one-third scale simulated aircraft cabin geometry to study pool fire and ventilation flow interactions. It is shown that wind-induced ventilation may significantly affect fire plume orientation, smoke transport, and heat fluxes and thus will affect subsequent fire spread and the immediate survivability of the passengers.


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    Title :

    Pool fires in a simulated aircraft cabin interior with ventilation


    Contributors:
    Bankston, C. P. (author) / Back, L. H. (author) / Cho, Y. I. (author) / Shakkottai, P. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1987-07-01



    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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