1. Fire Prevention and Suppression: What Makes Fire in Spacecraft Different José L. Torero BRE Centre for Fire Safety Engineering The University of Edinburgh Fire Prevention and Suppression:

2. Life Safety Compartmentation Response Structure

3. Life Safety Compartmentation Response Structure

4. Compartmentation oLimited by the size of the spacecraft…there is not much you can separate!

6. Fire Behaves Differently & Smoke Does Not Move!

8. Insulating Foam (USML-1)Surprise!!!

9. Detection oIn the absence of buoyancy smoke does not move oSmoke detectors need to be aspirated oSmoke is different oDetectors work differently!

10. Detection

11. Suppression oSuppression agents that normally work on earth do not work in space!

12. Suppression CO 2

13. Summary oFire in Spacecraft is counter intuitive oStrategies need to be rethought! oThe ultimate strategy is fuel control

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