Advanced Materials FlammabilityWednesday 8:30pm - 5:30pm |
| This session will address the development of new materials that would enable the design and production of cabin materials with an order - of - magnitude reduction in fire hazard compared to current materials. |
| Morning Session: |
| Session Chairman - Richard E. Lyon (FAA) | |
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| Time | Speaker | Title of Presentation |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Arthur Garvin (UMASS) | Synthesis and Characterization of Polyhydroxyamide/Polymethoxyamides |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Eui-Sang Yoo (UMASS) | Melt and Solution Processing of Polyhydroxyamides |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Joshua Jurs (Rice University) | Novel Flame Retardant Polymers and Blends |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | BREAK | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Richard E. Lyon (FAA) | Fire Resistant Bisphenol-C Polymers |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Harry Allcock (Penn State) | Polyphosphazenes |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Jeffrey Gilman (NIST) | Improved Thermal Stability of Crown Ether and Imidazolium Treatments for Polymer Layered Silicate Nanocomposites |
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| Afternoon Session: |
| Session Chairman - Jeffrey Gilman (NIST) | |
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| Time | Speaker | Title of Presentation |
| 1:30 - 2:00 | Marc Nyden (NIST), S.I., Stoliarov (UMASS) | New Reactive Molecular Dynamics Algorithm for Modeling the Thermal Decomposition of Polymers |
| 2:00 - 2:30 | Stanislov I. Stoliarov (UMASS) | Mechanism of Thermal Decomposition of Bisphenol-C Polycarbonate |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Richard N. Walters (Galaxy Scientific Corporation) | Heat Release Capacity of Polymers |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | BREAK | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Huiquing Zhang (UMASS) | Studies of Thermal Decomposition and Flammability of Poly(hydroxyamide) Polymers |
| 4:00 - 4:30 | R. Chinni, M.V. Schiza, and S.M. Angel (U. of South Carolina) | Dimension Reduction Optical Fiber Arrays for Hyperspectral Imaging in Flames |
| 4:30 - 5:00 | J. Giancaspro (Rutgers Univ.), Perumalsamy Balaguru, et. al | Inorganic Matrix for High Performance Composites and Sandwich Plates |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | R. Filipczak and L. Speitel (FAA) | Bench Scale Fire Testing at the FAA |
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| For information
contact:
April Horner * Conference Coordinator Telephone: 609-485-4471 Fax: 609-646-5229 Email:April.CTR.Horner@tc.faa.gov |
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