Working Area Fire Protection

Conflagration training of the fire brigade using a fire pool

Burn-through test of the 1:1 fuselage model

Function:

To realise Laboratory and Full Scale Tests:

Standard certification tests (NBS, OSU) of aviation equipment (LBA test centre)
Fire detection and suppression tests in cargo-compartments (1:1 Airbus A340 model)
Burn-through tests with an Airbus fuselage model (1:1)
Conflagration tests in 2,5 sq.m up to 200 sq.m fire pools
Several specific test rigs for material and extinction tests

The experimental facilities and the test centre are located in

DLR Trauen
Eugen-Sänger-Str. 50
D-29328 Fassberg

Technical Specifications of the primary test facilities:

Model section of an aircraft fuselage for miscellanous fire protection tests (Numbers are mm)

Airbus A340 front cargo compartment (full size) for fire detection and suppression experiments (Numbers are mm)

Aircraft fuselage model for burn-through tests of fuselage panels and constructional elements (Numbers are mm)

Author: Martin Plohr, DLR AT

Kontakt

Bernd Müller
German Aerospace Center
Institute of Propulsion Technology, Engine
Tel.: +49 5055 596 48
Fax: +49 5055 596 49

Michael Meyer
German Aerospace Center
Institute of Propulsion Technology, Engine
Tel.: +49 5055 596 49
Fax: +49 5055 596 49