A Study of Smoke Movement in an Aircraft Fuselage.

Abstract

The migration of smoke from in-flight fires and possible measures to improve its removal have been studied in ground tests on a Comet 4B. Under normal conditions, smoke generated in various sections in the fuselage followed the air flow and dispersed throughout the fuselage before passing overboard. Biasing discharge to the front or rear affected smoke clearance only slightly but directing the total air supply to the compartment in which the smoke was generated had a beneficial effect locally, at the expense of adjacent cabins. Better clearance might be obtained in a more modern aircraft. Tests in the flight deck showed that, in smoke laden conditions, flight instruments were best viewed with individual illumination in low ambient light. Further work with higher smoke densities is recommended. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA063078

Entities

People

  • J. S. Webster
  • T. J. Methven

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Flow
  • Air Masses
  • Air Supplies
  • Aircraft Cabins
  • Aircrafts
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Fire Safety
  • Flight Decks
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flow
  • Fuselages
  • Generators
  • Light Sources
  • Mass Flow
  • Materials
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Smoke Generators

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.