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SAE Papers with Copyrights may be Obtained from SAE 

Papers and Presentations -  Vehicles with Conventional Fuel 

Auto Fire Safety Research Including Suppression

Research Summary by R Stephenson

MVFRI Presentation, October 2010

Improving Auto Fire Safety 

by K. Digges and R Stephenson

MVFRI Memo to NHTSA, December 2009

Fire Occurrence in Crashes Based on NASS/CDC

by K. Digges 

MVFRI Report, August 2009

The Basis for a Fluid Integrity NCAP Rating

by K. Digges and R. Stephenson

ESV Paper 09-0219, June 2009

Presentation Available

Crashes that Result in Fires

by K. Digges

ESV Paper 09-0214, June 2009

Presentation Available

Fireworthiness:   A Final Report on The Technology Base

by K. Digges and R. Stephenson

ESV Paper 09-0215, June 2009

Technologies to Improve Impact Related Fire Safety

by K. Digges

ESV Paper 07-0480, June 2007

A Research Program to Study Impact Related Fire Safety

by K. Digges and R. Stephenson

ESV Paper 05-0448, June 2005

Presentation Available

Fire Safety Performance of Motor Vehicle in Crashes

by K. Digges, R. Stephenson and P. Bedewi

ESV Paper 03-0442, June 2003

Presentation Available

Physics of DC Carbon Tracking of Plastic Materials

by R. Stephenson

Fire and Materials Conference, 2005

Presentation Available

 

Vehicles with Hybrid and Hydrogen Fuel

 

Crash-induced Fire Safety Issues with Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

by R. Stephenson

National Hydrogen Association’s 18th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference, Washington DC,  March 2003

Presentation Available

Proposed Vehicle-Level Bonfire Test for Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles                                                         

by R. Stephenson
National Hydrogen Association’s 20th Annual U.S. Hydrogen Conference, Washington DC,  March 2005

Presentation Available

Fire Safety of Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles: System-Level Bonfire Test

by R. Stephenson
International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, Pisa , Italy, Paper # 410082, September 2005

Presentation Available

Fire Investigation for Hybrid and Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles

R. Rhoads Stephenson and Orin West
International Symposium on Fire Investigation Science and Technology, June 2006

Presentation Available

System-Level Design and Verification Concepts for Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles: Fireworthiness

R. Rhoads Stephenson

World Hydrogen Energy Conference, Lyon, France, June 2006

Presentation Available

 

MVFRI Papers with SAE Copyrights - Presentations Available

Fire Occurrence in Frontal Crashes Based on NASS/CDS

by K. Digges

SAE 2008-01-0256, April, 2008

Paper available from sae.org

Presentation Available

CNG Vehicle Tank Burst During Filling

by R. Stephenson

SAE 2008-01-0557, April, 2008

Paper available from sae.org

Presentation Available

MVFRI Research in Crash-induced Vehicle Fire Safety

by K. Digges & R. Stephenson

SAE 2007-01-0880, April, 2007

Paper available from sae.org

Presentation Available

Summary of Recent Research in Crash-induced Vehicle Fire Safety

by K. Digges & R. Stephenson

SAE 2006-01-0551, April, 2006

Paper available from sae.org

Presentation Available

Research Programs in Crash-induced Fire Safety

by K. Digges, R. Stephenson and P. Bedewi

SAE 2005-01-1425, March, 2005

Paper available from sae.org

Presentation Available