FUEL TANK PROTECTION. AN INVESTIGATION OF FUEL, EXHAUST AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AS RELATED TO POST CRASH FIRE SAFETY. VOLUME I.

摘要

The purpose of the study was to collect and analyze the mechanical features of the fuel systems of 1966through 1968models of domestic passenger cars and 1967through 1968models of those foreign passenger cars having 10,000or more vehicles per model year in operation in the USA. The identical and/or equivalent information was to be accumulated for trucks and motorcycles for 1967and 1968model years where 10,000or more vehicles per model year are in operation,and for integral busses for 1967and 1968model years where 500or more vehicles per model year are in operation. In addition,features of the electrical systems and the engine exhaust systems of the above vehicles were also collected and analyzed. The collection includes illustrated examples of the fuel system,the electrical system and the exhaust system. The salient features of each of these systems are identified for ready reference for use in the analysis of post crash fire safety as related to the design features involved. The documentation produced considers and provides for an updating of the data for each succeeding year. This is followed by additional analyses of the possible interactions of the fuel system with the electrical and/or the exhaust systems for the purpose of minimum performance standards. (Author)