MINIMUM EXTINGUISHMENT AREA REQUIRED FOR SAFE ESCAPE OF AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS DURING A FUEL SPILL FIRE

Massive fuel spill fires enveloping the fuselage of large jet aircraft may develop quickly following a crash or other accident. Under such circumstances, occupant survival time is short unless burn-through of the fuselage can be delayed. The authors propose an analytical method for determining the minimum fire area that must be extinguished in order to delay fuselage burn-through long enough to allow the occupants to escape.

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• Authors:
  • Chicarello, P J
  • Shpilberg, D C
• Publication Date: 1976-11

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 276-89
• Serial:
  • Fire Technology
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: National Fire Protection Association
  • ISSN: 0015-2684
  • EISSN: 1572-8099
  • Serial URL: http://link.springer.com/journal/10694

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Aviation safety; Chemical spills; Fire extinguishers; Fire extinguishing agents; Fire fighting equipment; Fire prevention; Fires; Fuselages; Protection; Research; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Aircraft safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Aircraft fires; Escape devices
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00152858
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM