NASA NTRS · 20130008174
Unmanned Vehicle Material Flammability Test
Abstract
Microgravity fire behaviour remains poorly understood and a significant risk for spaceflight An experiment is under development that will provide the first real opportunity to examine this issue focussing on two objectives: a) Flame Spread. b) Material Flammability. This experiment has been shown to be feasible on both ESA's ATV and Orbital Science's Cygnus vehicles with the Cygnus as the current base-line carrier. An international topical team has been formed to develop concepts for that experiment and support its implementation: a) Pressure Rise prediction. b) Sample Material Selection. This experiment would be a landmark for spacecraft fire safety with the data and subsequent analysis providing much needed verification of spacecraft fire safety protocols for the crews of future exploration vehicles and habitats.
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Urban, David L., Ruff, Gary A., Minster, Olivier, Toth, Balazs, Fernandez-Pello, A. Carlos, Tien, James S., Torero, Jose L., Cowlard, Adam J., Legros, Guillaume, Eigenbrod, Christian, Smirnov, Nickolay, Fujita, Osamu, Rouvreau, Sebastien, Jomaas, Grunde. 2012-11-28. Unmanned Vehicle Material Flammability Test. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20130008174
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