The Evaluation of Water Mist With and Without Nitrogen as an Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Suppression System

Abstract

This report documents the full-scale evaluation tests of a water mist systerm with and without nitrogen that would be available from an onboard inert gas generation system (OEIGGS) against a series of standardized aircraft cargo fires. These evaluation tests followed the testing protocols specified in the Minimum Performance Standard for Aircraft Cargo Compartment Gaseous Fire Suppression Systems modified with a draft new protocol for an exploding aerosol can fire scenario that would be applicable to nongaseous systems. The developmental work was performed in conjunction with the International Aircraft Systems Fire Protection Working Group. The results showed that a hybrid water mist and nitrogen system met the minimum performance standard, with lower cargo compartment temperatures than either plain water mist or halon, and with less weight of water consumed than halon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA402534

Entities

People

  • John W. Reinhardt

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Cardboard Boxes
  • Combustion
  • Computers
  • Containers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Fire Protection
  • Fire Safety
  • Fire Suppression
  • Fires
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Transducers
  • Water Flow

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.