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PUBLICATIONS

Aspects of Flame Suppression (NISTIR 5766)

Published

Author(s)

Anthony P. Hamins

Abstract

Give guidance on the performance of fire suppression systems in engine nacelles.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5766
Report Number
5766
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5766

Keywords

fire suppression, nacelle fires, solid propellants, flame stability, pool fires, baffles
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Hamins, A. (1995), Aspects of Flame Suppression (NISTIR 5766), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5766 (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created June 28, 1995, Updated November 10, 2018
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