DEVELOPMENT OF SMOKE ABATED AIRCRAFT CRASH/RESCUE FIRE FIGHTING TRAINER

It was shown previously that liquid petroleum fuels can be burned from a free surface without smoke generation by injecting a water spray near the surface of the burning fuel. This program concerned the extension of this smoke abatement method to aircraft crash/rescue trainers involving fire areas to about 3000 sq ft. Smoke abated fires of realistic severity for training purposes were obtained using either JP-4 or automotive gasoline, while JP-5 and No. 2 diesel oil were found ineffective for this purpose. Field experiments proved the compatibility of smoke-abated JP-4 fires with extinguishment using aqueous film-forming foam. A detailed design is presented for a 50-ft diameter smoke abated fire area for fire-fighting training together with step-by-step procedures for its operation. (Author)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Rept. no. AFHRL-TR-76-60, AD-A034 843.
• Corporate Authors:

  Illinois Institute of Technology

  3300 South Federal Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616-3793
• Authors:
  • Goldsmith, A
• Publication Date: 1976-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 127 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Air transportation crashes; Aviation fuels; Crashes; Diagrams; Diesel fuels; Equipment; Fire fighting; Gasoline; Petroleum products; Rescue equipment; Simulation; Smoke; Sprays (Materials); Training; Training devices; Training simulators; Water
• Old TRIS Terms: Air pollution control devices; Schematic diagrams; Smoke abatement
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Education and Training; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00154502
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: ITTRI-J6339 Final Rpt., NAVTRAEQUIPC74C01521
• Contract Numbers: N61339-74-C-0152
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM