Fire Hardening Assessment (FHA) Technology for Composite Systems.

Abstract

This report describes the application of a Fire Hardening Assessment (FHA) methodology to five composite materials. The results are compared to eight materials previously evaluated under Army contract and also materials examined for the U.S. Navy. The FHA Methodology consists for four tests: (1) ignition, (2) combustion, () fire propagation, and (4)flame extinction. The tests are performed in a Flammability Apparatus designed to perform such tests. The test data was used to establish the Critical Heat Flux, Thermal Response Parameter, Fire Propagation Index, Heat Release Rate, Product Generation Parameter, Smoke Damage Parameter, Corrosion Index and Flame Extinction using Halon. The application of these composite materials is primarily for Army armored combat vehicle. (MM)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA289964

Entities

People

  • Archibald Tewarson

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical And Dental Materials
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Composite Materials
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Plastics
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Polymeric Films
  • Resins

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation