Projects and Funded Research
The Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute is currently funding several
projects in fire safety or fire related research. These projects
include activities in real-world data analysis of impact induced fires and
fuel-leakage, experimental testing of fuel systems, evaluation of
state-of-the-art technologies for preventing and/or mitigating impact
fires, and more. The following are summaries of contracts that have
been awarded to perform this research. Check back periodically for
progress reports and updates on each project. If you have additional
questions or wish to submit project proposals for consideration, please
send an e-mail correspondence to info@mvfri.org.
Development
of Fire Safety Related
Resources
Establishment of an
Automotive Fire Safety Library
The George Washington University
(Final Report Available)
Survey of the
State-Of-The-Art in Fuel System Fire Safety - Phase 1: Fuel System Safety
and Technology Overview
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd.
(Final Report Available)
Survey of the
State-Of-The-Art in Fuel System Fire Safety - Phase 2: Development of a
Vehicle Database
Biokinetics and
Associates Ltd. (Final Report Available)
Survey of the
State-Of-The-Art in Fuel System Fire Safety - Phase 3: Expansion of
Vehicle Database
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd. (Final Report Available)
Survey of the
State-Of-The-Art in Fuel System Fire Safety - Phase 4: Technology for Fuel
Containment and Rollover
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd.
(Final Report Available)
Comprehensive
Analyses of Data from Studies Sponsored by GM, MVFRI, and NHTSA
FM
Global Research
Data
Analysis and Crash Investigation
Research
Impact Induced Fires
and Fuel Leakage: Statistical Analysis of FARS and State Data Files
(1978-Present)
Friedman Research Corporation (Final Report Available)
Accident Data Analysis
and Investigation Tools
The George Washington University
(NASS Case Summaries Available for Download)
Fuel System
Technology Design Group Analysis
Friedman Research
Corporation
Analysis of Data
Systems to Assess Possibilities for Evaluating Egress and Fire Penetration
Times
George Bahouth (Interim Report
Available)
Times for First
Responder Rescue and Fire Propagation
Leland
Shields (Final Report Available)
An Analysis of Fire
Occurrence and Rollover Rates in the Fatality Analysis Reporting System
(FARS)
Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation
Facilitate FARS Data
Improvement Workshops
Pacific Institute for Research and
Evaluation (FARS Workshop Handout Available)
Testing and
Experimental
Studies
Testing of Automotive Fuel
Tanks
Southwest Research Institute (Final Report Available)
Evaluation of Fuel
Tank Drop Tests and ASTM Tensile Tests to Investigate Pinch-off Seam
Failure
N. Bedewi (Final Report
Available)
Toxicity
Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Components
Southwest Research
Institute (Final Report Available)
Failure
Evaluation of a Compressed Hydrogen Storage Tank
Southwest Research
Institute (Final Report Available)
Electrical Vehicle
Battery Abuse Testing
Southwest Research Institute (Final Report Available)
Measurement of Under Hood
Temperatures
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd. (Final Report Available)
Fire
Testing of Under Hood Insulating Materials
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd. (Final Report Available)
Conductivity
Measurements for New Engine Compartment Fluids
Chilworth
Technology, Inc. (Final Report Available)
Development
of Advanced and Future
Technology
Study of Arc Track
Properties of Plastic Materials When Subjected to DC Voltages Ranging from
12 volt DC – 150 volt DC
Underwriter's Laboratories (Final Report Available)
Testing of Carbon Arc
Behavior of Automotive Thermoplastics
Underwriter's
Laboratories
Technical
Support and Evaluation of the Fuel Tank Tests; Recommendations for
Research Priorities of Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles
Robert Zalosh
Under-Hood Foam Fire
Suppression System
University of Maryland (Final Report Available)
Fire
Suppression Test Procedures
National
Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST)
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