Hamins, A.
, Baghdadi, D.
, Borthwick, P.
, Glover, M.
, Grosshandler, W.
, Lowe, D.
, Melton, L.
and Presser, C.
(1994),
Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires (NISTIR 5499), NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.5499
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Suppression of Simulated Engine Nacelle Fires (NISTIR 5499)
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Author(s)
, D. Baghdadi, P. Borthwick, M Glover, , D L. Lowe, L Melton,
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.Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 5499
Report Number
5499
NIST Pub Series
Pub Type
NIST Pubs
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Keywords
fire research, nacelle fires, extinguishment, aircraft fires
Citation
Created October 17, 1994, Updated November 10, 2018