Ventilation Effects on Smoke and Temperature in an Aircraft Cabin Quarter-Scale Model

Abstract

Fire tests were conducted on a quarter-scale model of an aircraft cabin to determine ventilation effects on temperature and smoke. The ventilation rates were varied between 1 1/4 and 2 1/2 minutes, time for an air exchange (quarter scale). The data indicate that there were no significant changes in the cabin temperatures and in the quantity of heat being removed from the cabin by changing ventilation rates. The increased flows tended to redistribute small quantities of smoke within the cabin and out the exhaust. Quarter scale, Ventilation Temperature, Smoke.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266070

Entities

People

  • Allan Abramowitz
  • Franklin Fann

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Temperature
  • Aircraft Cabins
  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Combustion Products
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Data Acquisition
  • Environment
  • Exhaust Gases
  • Flow Rate
  • Gases
  • Governments
  • Instrumentation
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Scale Models
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.