Flame Test for Medical Unit, Self-Contained Transportable (Inflatable Shelter Assembly)

Abstract

MUST (Medical Unit, Self-Contained Transportable) Shelters, supplied by three different manufacturers, were exposed to common hospital flame hazards, such as, trash fires, lighted cigarettes, alcohol spills, and burning wastepaper baskets. In addition to the field tests, undamaged specimens of each major component of each of the three manufacturer's shelters were subjected to standard laboratory tests. Gas samples were also collected during the field tests and analyzed in the laboratory to identify the combustible products of the shelters and their levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 24, 1977
Accession Number
ADA043370

Entities

People

  • Andrew J. Szlachtun
  • Armando C. Delasanta
  • Earl T. Waldron
  • John A. Sousa
  • Joseph F. Roach
  • Masato Nakashima

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Combustion
  • Combustion Products
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Field Tests
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Fire Hazards
  • Fire Resistance
  • Fires
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Raman Spectra
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Explosive Engineering.