Low Fire Load Compartment Flashover Testing

Abstract

The Low Fire Load Compartment Flashover Testing was conducted to evaluate the effects on fuel load density, material fire resistance, and fuel package distribution on the potential for flashover in commercial Type SA spaces as defined in Policy File Memorandum on Structural Insulation Requirements for Low Fire Load Spaces on Certain Vessels (PFM 1-94). The testing was also conducted to evaluate the appropriateness of select fire growth models utilized in the Ship Applied Fire Engineering (SAFE) computer program. The hill-scale shipboard testing program was conducted onboard STATE OF MAINE at the Fire & Safety Test Detachment in Mobile, Alabama, in February 1997.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA339207

Entities

People

  • Brian L. Dolph
  • C. M. Sprague
  • Craig L. Belyer
  • Michelle J. Peatross

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Resistant Materials
  • Fire Safety
  • Fires
  • Flow Rate
  • Heat Of Combustion
  • Heat Transfer
  • Load Distribution
  • Measurement
  • Safety
  • Safety Engineering
  • Test Methods
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Military Science

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster