GM Project B.3 Fire Initiation and Propagation Tests 

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PROGRAM PLAN FOR CRASH AND BURN TESTS

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation-and Propagation, Vehicle Crash and Fire Propagation Test Program," (May 1998) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-38, General Motors Corporation, ESV Paper Number 98-S4-O-04.

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 1: Vehicle Crash and Fire Propagation Test Program," (July 1997) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-30, General Motors Corporation.

CRASH TESTS

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 2: Crash Tests on a Passenger Van," (September 1998) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-30, General Motors Corporation.(4 Frontal crashes of a 1996 Dodge Caravan)

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 5: Crash Tests on a Rear Wheel Drive Passenger Car," (September 2001) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-131, General Motors Corporation. (1997 Chevrolet Camaro, 2 Frontal and one Rear crash)

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 8: Crash Tests on a Sport-Utility-Vehicle," (January 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-139, General Motors Corporation. (1997 Ford Explorer, 2 Frontal crashes and one Rear)

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 11: Crash Tests on a Front-Wheel Drive Passenger Vehicle," (August 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-179, General Motors Corporation.  (1998 Honda Accord, 2 Frontal and one Rear impact)

"Crash Test Videos of 13 Tests," (April 1999) Submitted to NHTSA by General Motors Corporation. The crash test videos are available from the GW Film Library. www.ncac.gwu.edu/filmlibrary/

BURN TESTS

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 3: Propagation of an Engine Compartment Fire in a 1996 Van Passenger," (August 2001) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-119, General Motors Corporation. (1996 Dodge Caravan, Frontal crash, engine compartment fire)

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 4: Propagation of an Underbody Gasoline Pool Fire in a 1996 Passenger Van," (January 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-143, General Motors Corporation. (1996 Plymouth Voyager, Rear impact, underbody pool fire)

Jensen, Jack L., and Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation 6: Propagation of an Underbody Gasoline Pool Fire in a 1997 Rear Wheel Drive Passenger Car," (June 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-158, General Motors Corporation. (1997 Camaro, Rear impact, underbody pool fire)

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 7: Propagation of an Engine Compartment Fire in a 1997 Rear Wheel Drive Passenger Car," (August 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-178, General Motors Corporation. (1997 Camaro, Frontal pole crash, engine compartment fire)

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 9: Propagation of a Rear-Underbody Gasoline Pool Fire in a 1998 Sport Utility Vehicle," (May 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-188, General Motors Corporation. (1998 Explorer, Rear impact, rear pool fire)

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 10: Propagation of a Mid-Underbody Gasoline Pool Fire in a 1998 Sport Utility Vehicle," (May 2002) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-189, General Motors Corporation. (1998 Explorer, Frontal crash, mid-body pool fire)

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 12: Propagation of an Underbody Gasoline Pool Fire in a 1998 Front-Wheel Drive Passenger Vehicle," (November 2003) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-201, General Motors Corporation. (1998 Accord, Rear impact, rear fire)

Santrock, Jeffrey, "Evaluation of Motor Vehicle Fire Initiation and Propagation Part 13: Propagation of an Engine Compartment Fire in a 1998 Front-Wheel Drive Passenger Vehicle," (November 2003), Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-203, General Motors Corporation. (1998 Accord, Frontal impact, engine compartment fire)

FIRE PROPAGATION STUDIES

Ieradi, James A., and Barnett, Jonathan R., "Computer Model of Fire Spread from Engine to Passenger Compartments in Vehicle Fires," Worchester Polytechnic Institute (December 1998), Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-206, General Motors Corporation.

Wittasek, Nathan B., Pehrson, Richard D., and Barnett, J.R., "Computational Fluid Dynamics Modelling of Post-Crash Vehicle Fires," (Volume 1: Bulkhead) Worchester Polytechnic Institute (May 1997), Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-209, General Motors Corporation.

White, Robert E., Weyandt, Nathan C., Silvus, H. Stanley, Jr., Jannsens, Marc L., and Miller, Michael A., "Experimental Determination of Electrical and Physical Conditions for Ignition During Electrical Arcing," Southwest Research Institute (March 2004) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3588-207, General Motors Corporation.

INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS

Ohlemiller, T. J., "An Overview of Fire Test Results On Certain Automotive Components," NIST (December 2001) Docket # NHTSA-1998-3585-542, National Institute of Standards and Technology. - Also applies to B.4 and B.10