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Reticulated Polyurethane Foam Explosion Suppression Material for Fuel Systems and Dry Bays

Product Code: AIR4170
Revision Number: A
Date Published: 1998-11-01
Date Reaffirmed: December 2007

Issuing Committee:

Ae-5 Aerospace Fuel, Oil And Oxidizer Systems Committee

Scope

This document describes the initial development, evolution and use of reticulated polyurethane foam as an explosion suppression material in fuel tanks and dry bays. It provides historical data, design practice guidelines, references, laboratory test data, and service data gained from past experience. The products discussed in this document may be referred to as 'Safety Foam,' 'Reticulated Polyurethane Foam,' 'Baffle and Inserting Material,' 'Electrostatic Suppression Material,' or 'SAFOAM.' These generic terms for the products discussed in this document are not meant to imply any safety warranty. Each individual design application should be thoroughly proof tested prior to production installation.

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File Size: 688K

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Current & Historical versions of this standard
Standard Date published ?Status
AIR4170A 1998-11-01 Reaffirmed
AIR4170 1991-12-02 Issued
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