Fire behaviour of composite materials using kerosene burner tests at small-scales

In order to study fire behavior of composites used in the aeronautic field, a kerosene-flame burner has been designed and built allowing thermally stress one side small samples with flame, reproducing scenario an engine fire. The optimized obtain same conditions as standard tests, flame temperature 1100 °C heat flux 116 kW/m2. During rear face is measured infrared camera, mass loss weighting cell. An original method developed determine convective coefficient on composite well contribution radiative part total flux. It uses thermal balance thin steel plate heated by flame. bench test was analyze two carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites, first thermosetting matrix (epoxy 8552) second thermoplastic (polyphenylene sulfide). results are shown analyzed. comparison will highlight differences observed terms behaviour exposed kerosene