FIRE PROTECTION RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR SUPERSONIC TRANSPORT

Abstract

The problem associated with flight fires in supersonic transport aircraft include most of the factors present in conventional aircraft as well as some additional problems caused part by the high temperatures produced by supersonic flight and new design concepts. The possibility that the major fuel storage areas may be in the fuselage poses problems different from those associated with conventional wing tanks. This study consists of three parts: (1) A summary of the environmental factors associated with the supersonic transport which affect the fire hazard problem and the problem of fire protection; (2) A summary of existing technical data pertinent to fire hazards and fire protection and interpretations of these data in terms of the supersonic transport.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0451950

Entities

People

  • Melvin Gerstein
  • Robert D. Allen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Alkanes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Burning Rate
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Climate Change
  • Combustion
  • Fire Protection
  • Fires
  • Flash Point
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Ignition Lag
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Pressure Distribution
  • Supersonic Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics