Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires.
Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires.
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Hamins, A.; Baghdadi, D.; Borthwick, P.; Glover, M. P.;
Grosshandler, W. L.; Lowe, D. L.; Melton, L.; Presser,
C.
NISTIR 5499; September 1994.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual
Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts.
October 17-20, 1994, Gaithersburg, MD, 7-8 pp, 1994.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB95-104964
Keywords:
fire research; nacelle fires; extinguishment; aircraft
fires
Abstract:
The engine nacelle encases the jet engine compressor,
combustor and turbine. A nacelle fire is typically a
turbulent diffusion flame stabilized behind an
obstruction in a moderately high speed air flow. The
most likely source for a fire in the nacelle are leaks
in the fuel lines carrying jet fuel or hydraulic fluid,
that can feed the fire either as a spray or as a
pre-vaporized gas. Temperatures as high as 150 deg C
are common in normal operating engine nacelles.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899