Heating of Printed Circuit Board, Wire Insulation and Electronic Components for Fire Signature Sensor Evaluation

dc.creatorKulis, Michael J.
dc.creatorMeyer, Marit E.
dc.creatorMudgett, Paul D.
dc.creatorBerger, Gordon M.
dc.creatorPilgrim, Jeffrey S.
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-22T16:15:07Z
dc.date.available2014-10-22T16:15:07Z
dc.date.issued2014-07-13
dc.descriptionTucson, Arizona
dc.descriptionThe 44th International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Tuscon, Arizona, USA on 13 July 2014 through 17 July 2014.
dc.descriptionMichael J. Kulis, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, USA
dc.descriptionMarit E. Meyer, NASA John H. Glenn Research Center, USA
dc.descriptionPaul D. Mudgett, NASA Johnson Space Flight Center, USA
dc.descriptionGordon M. Berger, National Center for Space Exploration Research, USA
dc.descriptionJeffrey S. Pilgrim, Vista Photonic, Inc., USA
dc.description.abstractThis paper describes the results of tests to identify optimal chemical markers for augmenting particle-based fire detection methods. The tests were conducted at the NASA Glenn Research Center’s Gases and Aerosols from Smoldering Polymers (GASP) facility, a custom 326 liter smoke chamber designed for containing smoke resulting from the heating of materials in a tube furnace. Materials used in this investigation included blank printed circuit boards, polyvinyl chloride and polytetrafluoroethylene/polyimide wire insulation, and various surface mount electronic components used intact to simulate realistic fire scenarios. Two different heating rates were applied during the testing of each set of fuels. A commercially available smoke detector and hand-held chemical monitors were located inside the smoke chamber. Instruments for smoke particle characterization and a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer were plumbed from the outside of the smoke chamber. The time response of the commercially available smoke detector was compared to the time response of chemical monitors and an optical acid gas monitor while heating the material at slow and fast rates. Of particular interest was the dependency of the acid gas product concentrations on the heating conditions and sample material. Results are presented and discussed along with implications for spacecraft fire safety and design of future combustion product monitors.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-692-38220-2
dc.identifier.otherICES-2014-087
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/59737
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisher44th International Conference on Environmental Systemsen_US
dc.titleHeating of Printed Circuit Board, Wire Insulation and Electronic Components for Fire Signature Sensor Evaluationen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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