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Large-scale carbon fiber tests
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Pride, R. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | A realistic release of carbon fibers was established by burning a minimum of 45 kg of carbon fiber composite aircraft structural components in each of five large scale, outdoor aviation jet fuel fire tests. This release was quantified by several independent assessments with various instruments developed specifically for these tests. The most likely values for the mass of single carbon fibers released ranged from 0.2 percent of the initial mass of carbon fiber for the source tests (zero wind velocity) to a maximum of 0.6 percent of the initial carbon fiber mass for dissemination tests (5 to 6 m/s wind velocity). Mean fiber lengths for fibers greater than 1 mm in length ranged from 2.5 to 3.5 mm. Mean diameters ranged from 3.6 to 5.3 micrometers which was indicative of significant oxidation. Footprints of downwind dissemination of the fire released fibers were measured to 19.1 km from the fire. |
| File Size | 27081867 |
| Page Count | 106 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19810007621 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t93825p8m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Composite Materials Carbon Fibers Fires Fire Damage Aircraft Construction Materials Jet Engine Fuels Matrix Materials Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
