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Microscale Fire Calorimeter for Combustion and Toxicity Testing
A NASA invention available to explore as a licensing opportunity.
About this technology
Overview
The Federal Aviation Administration have patented a method that enables precise, flame-free analysis of fire chemistry using milligram-scale material samples in a Microscale Fire Calorimeter (MFC). By premixing pyrolysis gases from a heated sample with oxygen under tightly controlled conditions, the system replicates various fire stages from oxygen-rich to oxygen-starved allowing researchers to evaluate the combustion byproducts and their toxicity. This innovation allows for highly efficient and safe flammability testing of solid materials, offering insights critical to public safety, environmental protection, and material design.