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NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)

Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires (NISTIR 5499)

Author(s)
Anthony P. Hamins, D. Baghdadi, P. Borthwick, M Glover, William L. Grosshandler, D L. Lowe, L Melton, Cary Presser
The engine nacelle encases the jet engine compressor, combustor and turbine. A nacelle fire is typically a turbulent diffusion flame stabilized behind an
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