>> THE FLAMMABILITY
TEST CHAMBER
IS ONE OF SEVERAL CHAMBERS
AT WHITE SANDS TEST FACILITY
THAT CAN BE USED TO TEST
THE MATERIALS OR COMPONENTS FOR
FLAME PROPAGATION EVALUATION.
TESTING IS CONDUCTED
BY PROVIDING AN OVERWHELMING
IGNITION SOURCE TO THE MATERIAL
AND EVALUATING IF THE MATERIAL
WILL EXTINGUISH AT A GIVEN
OXYGEN CONCENTRATION
AND PRESSURE.
THIS CHAMBER CAN OPERATE
AT VARIABLE
GASEOUS OXYGEN CONCENTRATION,
VARIABLE PRESSURE,
AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE.
FLAMMABILITY EVALUATION
CAN BE PERFORMED
ON NON-METALLIC MATERIAL
IN COMPONENT-IN-USE
CONFIGURATIONS,
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL
CONTAINMENT EFFECTIVITY,
EXTINGUISHMENT THRESHOLD,
AND UPWARD FLAME PROPAGATION.
THIS TEST SYSTEM
CAN BE CONFIGURED
TO PERFORM CUSTOMIZED TESTING
TO ANSWER A SPECIFIC
FLAMMABILITY CONCERN.