REDAC Briefing 

March, 2015

RPD 134 NLARPD 140 COMPOSITESRPD 152 ARFF

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New Firefighting Systems for Class 4 & 5ARFF Vehicles

Objectives

Research new firefighting systems and technologies which can be used on Class 4 and 5 ARFF vehicles as the primary discharge for extinguishing agent.

CAFS

High Pressure

International ARFF community moving towards these technologies however no performance based standards exist.

Procurement of new ARFF research vehicle (replacing 1992 E-One).

Conduct live fire testing and analysis of these technologies extinguishing fuel fires and compare the results with current vehicles.

Develop performance based standards for OEM’s to build to and airports to specify.

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New Firefighting Systems for Class 4 & 5ARFF Vehicles

Status

Performed a market survey (FAA project #16578, June 2014) for a new ARFF research vehicle with compressed air foam capability.

Vehicle manufacturer has been identified.

Specification document completed.

Procurement awarded September 2014.

Preliminary engineering drawings in progress.

OEM ordering pump, agents tanks and other components for assembly.

Assembly scheduled for late Fall 2015.

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New Firefighting Systems for Class 4 & 5ARFF Vehicles

Vehicle Facts

First Class 4/5 ARFF vehicle utilizing CAFS as a primary discharge in US.

HRET and ASPN

High flow, multi-position bumper turret

Handlines

Capable of discharging in CAFS or standard modes to all discharges.

Capable of varying air injection to change expansion ratio of foam.

Capable of varying foam discharge rates.

Electronic foam proportioning with advanced flow monitoring for R&D evaluations.

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Fire Test Building Retrofit

Testing of Agents, Bio-fuels and Composites

Comparative Facilities

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1011 Test Aircraft

Office Trailer

Storage Shed

Pump House

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Fire Test Building Retrofit

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Plenum

Funnel

Skirt

100,000 cfm

Blower

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L1011 Test Aircraft

The FAA acquired an L1011 aircraft to be used as a test article for ARFF Fire Research. 

Lower cargo hold was the first test chamber to be fabricated with clean agent cargo fire tests as the first project.

Thermocouple, oxygen analyzers, FLIR and color video instrumentation being installed.

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L1011 Test Aircraft

Test chambers will simulate the following:

Passenger compartment

Upper Freighter compartment

Avionics Bay

Lower Cargo Compartment

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Status of Other ARFF Project

Clean Agent Performance in Cargo Compartment Fires

Testing Underway

Data analysis and report writing underway late Spring.

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Status of Other ARFF Project

Aviation Bio-Fuel Fire Fighting Research

PEGASAS - Purdue University

Physical and chemical properties to be studied: 

Chemical Composition (GCxGC/MS). 

Net Heat of Combustion

Flash Point

Kinematic Viscosity 

Density	

Cloud Point and Freeze Point

Minimum ignition energy 

Flame propagation rate	

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Status of Other ARFF Project

ICAO vs. MilSpec – Test Variabilities

Foam concentrates (MIL SPEC and ICAO)

Fuels (Heptane and Jet-A)

Discharge techniques (Fixed and Manual)

Pre-burn times (10 and 60 sec)

Discharge Nozzles

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ARFF Research Reports

Published Reports Since Last REDAC:

Penetration Study of Aluminum, Glass Fiber-Reinforced Aluminum Laminate, and Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic (DOT/FAA/TC-14/33)

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ARFF Research Reports

Reports in Editing Cycle:

Experimental Flow Characterization and Computational Model Development of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) Firefighting Jets

Intermediate-scale Evaluation of the Flammability and Suppression Agent Required for Aircraft Skin Composite Materials and Combustible Surrogates

Cutting Evaluations of Aircraft Grade Panels

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