Characterization of an Oxygen/Nitrogen Permeable Membrane System.

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the use of alternate technologies for fire suppression aboard aircraft. A system was built using hollow fiber permeable selective membranes to separate air into its two major constituent gases, namely oxygen and nitrogen. System performance was characterized with regard to pressure, flow, temperature, and their affects on the nitrogen enriched stream. Test results indicate that nitrogen stream purity varies directly with air pressure and temperature and inversely with flow rate. The test data also indicate that there is an optimum combination of flow and nitrogen purity for inerting a fixed volume. p3

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA308198

Entities

People

  • Allan Abramowitz
  • Paul Boris

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pressure
  • Aircrafts
  • Fire Suppression
  • Flow Rate
  • Membranes
  • Nitrogen

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.