Strategies for Improved Fire Detection Response Times in Aircraft Cargo Compartments

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dc.contributor.advisorMilke, James A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWood, Jennifer Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFire Protection Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-14T05:32:31Z
dc.date.available2020-07-14T05:32:31Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractPrompt fire detection in cargo compartments on board transport aircraft is an important safety feature. Concern has been expressed for the activation time of contemporary detection technologies installed on aircraft. This project will deliver a continuation of research on the issues that have been identified relative to fire detection improvements in cargo compartments on aircraft, with a particular emphasis on freighters. Gas sensors and dual wavelength detectors were demonstrated in a previous phase to be responsive to fires in the previous experiment program. Detectors placed inside a Unit Loading Device (ULD) responded quickly to the array of fire sources. Thus, a further exploration of these observations is conducted including wireless technology along with an analysis of the effects of leakage rates on fire signatures inside ULDs. One primary goal is to assess the differences in fire detection time for detectors located within ULD versus those located on the ceiling of the cargo compartment for fires which originate in a ULD. The results indicated the detector location with the shortest activation time is inside of the ULD. Within the ULD, the wireless detector outperformed both air sampling detectors, however, the results could vary if threshold levels were more restrictive.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/ig5p-x9sh
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26288
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCargo Compartmenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledDetectoren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFireen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLight Obscurationen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSmokeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledULDen_US
dc.titleStrategies for Improved Fire Detection Response Times in Aircraft Cargo Compartmentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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