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Motorcoach Flammability Project Final Report: Tire Fires - Passenger Compartment Penetration, Tenability, Mitigation, and Material Performance

January 27, 2012

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Erik L. Johnsson, Jiann C. Yang

Full scale fire experiments were conducted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to investigate tire fire interactions with the passenger compartment of a motorcoach. A burner was designed to imitate the frictional heating of hub and

Analysis of Suppressant-Enhanced Overpressure in the FAA Aerosol Can Simulator

January 18, 2012

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Gregory T. Linteris, Donald R. Burgess Jr., Jeffrey A. Manion, Peter B. Sunderland, John L. Pagliaro, Viswanath R. Katta, Fumiaki Takahashi, Oliver Meier

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A Review of Fire Blocking Technologies for Soft Furnishings

December 20, 2011

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Rick D. Davis, Shonali Nazare

Thermodynamic analysis of suppressant-enhanced overpressure in the FAA Aerosol Can Simulator

December 14, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris, Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Harsha K. Chelliah

Halon 1301 has been banned for most applications but it is still used in come critical applications for which suitable replacements have not yet been found. One such application is the suppression of cargo-bay fires in commercial aircraft. Recently, the

Effects of Fire Suppressants on Ignition Characteristics of Propane-Air Mixtures

December 6, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris, Viswanath R. Katta, Fumiaki Takahashi, Harsha K. Chelliah, Oliver Meier

A numerical investigation is performed for understanding the ignition behaviors of CF3Br and R- 125 fire-suppressing agents in propane-air-agent mixtures. Two types of simulations are considered in an attempt to provide insight into the FAAs Aerosol Can

Test Results Prepared for Honeywell:Flammability of Refrigerants in the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law Test

November 22, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris, John L. Pagliaro, Peter B. Sunderland

The goal of the work was to determine the flammability of R1234ze(E) (C3H2F4) per the Japanese High Pressure Gas Law (see Appendix I). Tests were also performed with R32 (CH2F2), R134a (C2H2F4) and methane (CH4), to provide a baseline for comparison of the

Stirred  Reactor Calculations to Understand Unwanted Combustion Enhancement by Potential Halon Replacements

November 7, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris, Viswanath R. Katta, Fumiaki Takahashi, Harsha K. Chelliah, Oliver Meier

Several fire suppressants are under consideration to replace CF3Br for use in suppressing fires in aircraft cargo bays. In an FAA performance test simulating the explosion of an aerosol can, however, the replacements, when added at sub-inerting

The pillaring effect of the 1,2-dimethyl-3(benzyl ethyl iso-butyl POSS) cation in polymer/montmorillonite nanocomposites

October 27, 2011

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Douglas M. Fox, Richard H. Harris Jr., Jeffrey W. Gilman

The use of natural and non-toxic compounds to improve the properties of polymers has received significant attention over the past decade. In this study, a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) tethered imidazolium surfactant was used to exchange

Stirred-Reactor Simulations of Enhanced Reaction in the Presence of Fire Suppressants

October 12, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris, Donald R. Burgess Jr., Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Oliver Meier

Several agents are under consideration to replace CF3Br in suppressing aircraft cargo bays fires. In a Federal Aviation Administration performance test simulating the explosion of an aerosol can, however, the replacements, when added at sub-inerting

Suppressant-enhanced overpressure in the FAA Aerosol Can Simulator: Thermodynamic Considerations

October 5, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris, Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Harsha K. Chelliah, Oliver Meier

Exposure and Fire Hazard Assessment of Nanoparticles in Fire Safe Consumer Products: Interagency Agreement Final Report

August 4, 2011

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Rick D. Davis, Yeon S. Kim, Richard H. Harris Jr., Marc R. Nyden, Nasir M. Uddin, Treye Thomas

An innovative technology was evaluated to generate fire and health safe soft furnishings. Nanoparticle-based thin coatings on a polyurethane foam and nonwoven barrier fabric were applied using Layer-by-layer (Lbl) assembly. This is the first report of

Characterization of Nanoparticle Release from Polymer Nanocomposites Due to Fire

July 6, 2011

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Nasir M. Uddin, Marc R. Nyden, Rick D. Davis

Engineered nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanofibers (CNFs) are increasingly being used as fire retardants and performance additives in polymeric materials. However, because of their small size and ability to interact with biological

Large Scale Fire Dynamics in Spacecraft in Reduced Gravity

June 1, 2011

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Gregory T. Linteris

Numerical fire codes are being widely used for understanding normal gravity fires. The goal of the present project was to modify one such code, the National Institute of Standards and Technology Fire Dynamics Simulator, so that it can be used to accurately

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