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Date Presentation Minutes / Attendee List
4/06
  1. Handheld Extinguisher Draft Advisory Circular Review
  2. Smoke Detection A380 Cargo Mock-Up Test Results
  3. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  4. OBIGGS Utilization In Inaccessible Areas
  5. Hidden Fire Testing (41 MB Zip file)
  6. ASM Performance for Cargo Bay Fire Suppression
  7. An Update on FAA Fuel Tank Ullage Modeling
  8. Cargo MPS Testing of NOVEC 1230
  9. Lithium Battery Fire Fire Tests
11/05
  1. Handheld Extinguisher Draft Advisory Circular Review
  2. Fuel Tank Protection Research at NASA GRC
  3. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  4. Enhanced Cargo Monitoring - Container Communication Interface
  5. Smoke Generation for Certification Ground and Flight Tests
  6. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  7. OBIGGS Utilization In Inaccessible Areas On A Wide Body Aircraft
  8. Pack Bay Oxygen Depletion Due to OBIGGS Leaking
  9. Cargo Bay Fire Protection with a Fuel Tank Inerting System
  10. New Technology to Enable Reduced False Alarms from High Sensitive Fire Detection Systems on Commercial Transport Aircraft
  11. The Effect of Fuel on an Inert Ullage in Commercial Airplane Fuel Tanks
  12. The Fuel Tank Flammability Assessment Method
  13. Lithium Battery Fire Fire Tests
  14. An Integrated Fire Protection System
  15. Factors Affecting the Limiting Oxygen Concentration Required for Ignition in an Aircraft Fuel Tank
  16. Next Generation OBIGGS: Developments at Phyre Technologies
6/05
  1. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  2. Fire Detection - Extinguishing in Inaccessible Areas
  3. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  4. Modeling In-flight Inert Gas Distribution in a 747 Center-Wing Fuel Tank
  5.  Pack Bay Oxygen Depletion due to OBIGGS Leaking
  6. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  7. Vaporization of JP-8 Jet Fuel in a Simulated Aircraft Fuel Tank Under Varying Ambient Conditions
2/05
  1. International Environmental Update
  2. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement (20MB Zip file)
  3. Development of a Video on In-Flight Fire Fighting (paper)
  4. Development of a Video on In-Flight Fire Fighting (presentation)
  5. Flight Testing of the FAA OBIGGS On the NASA 747 SCA
  6. OBIGGS Sizing Data for Transport Canada Trade Study
  7. Modeling of Single Bay Fuel Tank Inerting for FAA OBIGGS Research
  8. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  9. Fires in Inaccessible Areas
  10. Intrinsically Safe Current Limits for Fuel Tanks
  11. Jet Fuel Vaporization and Condensation: Modeling and Validation
  12. Low Fuel Load Flammability Work
  13. In-Flight Fuel Tank Flammability Testing
  14. The Development of Guidance for the Use of New Agents in Handheld Extinguishers for Aircraft Cabins
  15. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  16. Auxiliary Tank Testing and In-Flight Facility Development
  17. Aircraft Fire & Explosion Protection With Nitrogen and Water Mist (26 MB Zip file)
  18. The Fire Hazard? Of Flameless Cooking in Aircraft. (24 MB Zip file)
6/04
  1. Handheld Extinguisher Guidelines
  2. FAA Inerting System Flight Testing on an Airbus A320
  3. Preliminary Results of FAA Fuel Tank Inerting Flight Testing on the NASA 747 SCA   ( PDF version )
  4. Avionics Compt. Smoke Detection System   ( PDF version )
  5. Fuel Flammability - .Combustion Sphere Testing
  6. Low Fuel Load Flammability Work
  7. Jet Fuel Vaporization and Condensation: Modeling and Validation
  8. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection   ( PDF version )
  9. Engine Halon Replacement Test Update
  10. Aerosol Can Explosion Testing   ( PDF version )
  11. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Suppression Update
  12. Effectiveness of Handheld Extinguishers and Ceiling Mounted Ports Against Overhead Area Fires In Narrowbody Aircraft   ( PDF version )
  13. Intrinsically Safe Current Limits for Fuel Tanks (3.7 MB Zip file)
11/03
  1. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection Update
  2. Modeling Smoke Transport in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
  3. Cargo Compartment alternative MPS testing using Low Pressure Dual Fluid Water Mist and Hypoxic Air
  4. Cargo Air Flow Pattern for Smoke Detection
  5. User Preference Survey for Agents Used in Hand Held Extinguishers On Board Aircraft
  6. Fire Suppression System Scaling
  7. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement Project
  8. Fires in Hidden Areas
  9. International Environmental Update
  10. Engine Nacelle Halon Alternatives
  11. Fire Protection in Hidden Areas
  12. Jet A Vaporization in an Experimental Tank - Part I
  13. Fuel Tank Inerting
  14. Jet A Vaporization In an Experimental Tank - Part II
  15. Fuel Tank Inerting Joint Airbus/FAA, A320 Flight Tests
  16. NASA Glenn: Progress in Fire Protection Research
  17. Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC) Work Update
  18. NASA/FAA Flight Test –Flammability Analysis System
  19. FAA Concept OBIGG System Flight Testing on NASA 747 SCA
  20. FAA On-Board Inert Gas Generation (OBIGG) System Description
7/03
  1. Fuel Tank Inerting Research
  2. Scale Model Testing: A320 Center Tank
  3. NASA Fire Prevention Update
  4. Inerting Flight Tests
  5. Limiting Oxygen Concentration (LOC) Work Update
  6. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement Test Update
  7. Fire Suppression System Scaling
  8. November 2004 Fire and Cabin Safety Conference Call for Papers
  9. Engine Strut Testing
  10. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  11. FAATC Hidden Fire Test Program
3/03
  1. FAST-Port
  2. Hazards
  3. NASA Fire-Prevention Update
  4. Hidden Areas
  5. Fire Suppression System Scaling
  6. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  7. Fiber Optic Oxygen Sensor for Fuel Tank Monitoring
  8. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  9. Fuel Flammability Update
  10. Natural Diffusion of NEA in a 747SP Center Wing Fuel Tank During Ground Operations
  11. Inerting of a Scale 747SP Center-Wing Fuel Tank During a Typical Commercial Flight Profile
  12. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  13. Engine Nacelle Halon Alternatives
  14. Multi Criteria Fire/Smoke Detector for Cargo Holds
  15. Aircraft Fire Sensing based on Optical Detection of Key Species
  16. Oxygen Sensor System for Fire Environment
10/02
  1. ALTERNATIVE AGENT UPDATE
  2. Dual Flow Inerting System
  3. 737 Test Facility
  4. Hydrostatic Test Update
  5. Update on the EUC in relation to ODS's
  6. Inerting of a Scale 747SP Center Wing Fuel Tank During a Typical Commercial Flight Profile
  7. Chemical Oxygen Generator Furnace Tests
  8. FUEL TANK EXPLOSION PROTECTION SYSTEM
  9. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  10. Flight Testing of the FAA Concept OBIGG System on a Boeing 747SP
  11. NASA OBIGGS / OBOGS Update
  12. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  13. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  14. Altitude Testing of a Single ASM System
  15. Nitrogen Inerting Requirements – A Lit. Review
  16. MPS for Aircraft Cargo Compartment
  17. Active Fire Protection in Hidden Areas
  18. Modeling Smoke Transport in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
6/02
  1. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  2. International Systems Fire Protection Working Group Active Fire Protection in Hidden Areas
  3. The evaluation of bromotrifluoropropene as a halon 1211 replacement
  4. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  5. Ongoing Fuel Flammability Work at the FAA Technical Center
  6. DuPont Presentation
  7. Status on FIREDETEX
  8. Cargo Compartment Fire Verification System - Image based fire/smoke detection (Video-detection)
  9. Modeling of Inert Gas Distribution in Commercial Transport Fuel Tanks
  10. Boeing 747SP CWT Flammability Survey
  11. Boeing 747SP CWT Inerting Efficiency
  12. A Different look At Inerting in Flight
  13. Onboard Inert Gas Generating System For a 747SP
3/02
  1. Lithium Battery Fire Tests
  2. Standardization of Hydrostatic Test Intervals for Fire Extinguishers
  3. An Overview of FAA Fuel Inerting Research
  4. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  5. Minimum Performance Standard for Hand Held Fire Extinguishers
  6. Onboard Inert Gas Generating System For a 747SP
  7. Modeling Smoke Transport in Aircraft Cargo Compartments
  8. Design for Security: Cockpit Smoke Penetration
  9. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  10. Jet-A Vaporization Computer Model
  11. Fuel Tank Ignition Experiments at Reduced Oxygen Concentrations
7/01
  1. Full Scale GBI Testing with B747 SP
  2. Scale Model InertingTesting with 1/4 Scale Boeing 747 SP Fuel Tank
  3. Aircraft Cargo Comaprtment Fire Detection
  4. FAATC Engine Nacalle Program Update
  5. Water Mist System
  6. Oxygen Limits at Altitude
3/01
  1. New Fire/Smoke Detection and Fire Extinguishing Systems for Aircraft Applications
  2. Ground-Based Inerting Proof of Concept Flight Test in Conjunction with the Boeing Company
  3. Fuel Load Effects on Inert Ullage for Ground-Based Inerting
  4. Halon Replacement Lavex Bottle Tests
  5. International Aero Inc - Fire Protection Laboratory
12/00
  1. Ground Based Inerting Proof of Concept Flight Test in Conjunction with the Boeing Company
  2. Aircraft Cargo Comaprtment Fire Detection
  3. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement
  4. FAA Compliant Cargo Bay Fire - Test Facility at BFGoodrich
  5. An Overview of the FAA Technical Center’s Commercial Aircraft Fuel Tank Inerting Research
  6. DEVELOPMENT OF A MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AS A REPLACEMENT FOR HALON 1211 ON CIVILIAN TRANSPORT CATEGORY AIRCRAFT
  7. NEA Ullage Washing Testing With a Vented Fuel Tank
  8. Lithium Batteries Transported as Cargo
  9. Test Results: MPS for Aircraft Cargo Compartment
  10. Typical Oxygen Cylinder Overpack
  11. The Effect of O2 Evolution on an Inert Ullage Space in a Vented Aircraft Fuel Tank
  12. Halon 1301 Replacement for Lavatory Trash Receptacle Fire Extinguisher
  13. Review of Fuel Tank Flammability at Altitude Work
  14. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NEW EC REGULATION
8/00
  1. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  2. Full Scale Aircraft Cabin and EE Bay Test Results
  3. Fuel Tank Ignition Studies at Reduced Oxygen Pressures
  4. FAA Ground Based Inerting Overview
  5. FAA Inerting System Testing
  6. Navy Responsible Use Policy
  7. Water Mist Proposal
5/00
  1. Aircraft Cargo Compartment Fire Detection
  2. Cargo Compartment Minimum Performance Standards for Gaseous Total Flood Agents
  3. The Cost of Implementing Ground Based Inerting in the Commercial Fleet
  4. Hand Held Fire Extinguisher Minimum Performance Standard Status
  5. Engine Nacelle Halon Replacement Update
  6. FAA Fuel Tank Flammability R & D
  7. Update on the Draft EC Regulation.
  8. Hydrofluorocarbons - Draft UK Climate Change Proposals
  9. Improvement of Smoke Warning Reliability to Aircraft Applications
  10. Verification of Systems in the Aircraft - Smoke Detection Tests
  11. Fuel Tank Explosion Protectioin Tests
10/99 Simulator Status Minutes
4/99 PowerPoint Minutes
6/98
  1. J. Vitali: PowerPoint
  2. AGupta: PowerPoint
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11/97 N/A Minutes
FAA R&D Efforts on Flammability, Aug 14th 2002

Minutes Prior to Nov. 1997