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Projects and Reports
The Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute was established to fund
research projects in post-crash fire safety. The research 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 were
awarded to perform this research.
Development
of Fire Safety Related Resources
Fire
Analysis Support and Development
of Case Summaries of All Fire Related Cases in NASS/CDS
The George Washington University (Case Summaries
Available 1997-2002)
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)
Vehicle
Database in Office Access
Survey
of the State-Of-The-Art in Fuel System Fire Safety - Phase 4: Technology
for Fuel Containment and Rollover
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd.
Leak Prevention Report
Comprehensive
Analyses of Data from Studies Sponsored by GM, MVFRI, and NHTSA
FM Global Research (Final
Report Available Vol 1 Vol
2 Vol
3 )
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) Final
Report Vol II Appendix
Fuel
System Technology Design Group (Pickup) Analysis
Friedman Research Corporation (Final Report
Available)
Analysis
of NASS/CDS Crashes with Fires
The George Washington University (Final Report
Available) Fire
Occurrence NASS/CDS 1995-2004 Report
Analysis
of Data Systems to Assess Possibilities for Evaluating Egress and Fire
Penetration Times
George Bahouth (Final 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 (Final
Report Available) Appendix
A Appendix
B
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) Seam
Tests and Modeling Progress Report
Fire
Properties and Toxicity of Motor Vehicle Components
Southwest Research Institute (Final Reports
Available) Appendix
A Appendix
B Appendix
C Appendix
D Appendix
E Presentation
Electrical
Vehicle Battery Abuse Testing
Southwest Research Institute (Final Report
Available)
Measurement
of Under Hood Temperatures
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd. (Final Report
Available) Thermocouple
Attachment Report
Fire
Testing of Under Hood Insulating Materials
Biokinetics and Associates Ltd. (Final Report
Available)
Microscale
Combustion Calorimeter Testing
of Automotive Materials
Galaxy Scientific Corporation and TRACE Technologies, LLC (Final
Report Available)
Conductivity
Measurements for New Engine Compartment Fluids
Chilworth Technology, Inc. (Final Report
Available)
Heat
Release Rate from Motor Vehicles Based on Fire Tests
Southwest Research Institute (Final Report
Available)
Fire
Safety of Future Technologies
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) Addendum
SAE Presentation
Video
Carbon Tracking Test
Technical
Support and Evaluation of the Fuel Tank Tests; Recommendations for
Research Priorities of Hydrogen Fueled Vehicles
Robert Zalosh (Final Report
Available) Recommendations
Under-Hood
Foam Fire Suppression System
University of Maryland (Final Report
Available)
Fire
Suppression Test Procedures
National
Institute
of
Standards
and Technology (NIST) (Final Report
Available)
Hydrogen
Safety Experiments
Southwest Research Institute (Final Report
Available)
Bonfire
Test of H2 Tank without PRD Report
H2
Fuel Line Leakage Test Report
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