Technical Live Fire Demonstration at a location in New Jersey of an old working Laptop with a 100 Watt Heater attached to the 9 cell Lithium Ion Battery pack to induce fire.
Images of PED Lithium Ion Battery fire Containment, Extinguishing & Recovery action in the FLIGHT FIRE BOX -version 1.
Working Laptop on a Flame Proof Ceramic Sheet topped table
The appearance of smoke
The ensuing explosive flames
Explosive venting of 2 Cells in Li Ion Battery
Fire from contents of vented Lithium Ion cells
Thermal Runaway migration thru other cells
Continuation of fire
The entire sequence of burning until now 40 seconds
The Protective approach towards the burning Laptop
Open…
Grab….
and..Trap, deployment of the Flight Fire Box
The Lockdown & Containment of flaming Laptop
Discharge of the in-suite Halon Unit. Fume Bags not deployed, seam leaks on Version-1.
Further 2 Cells venting inside Flight Fire Box
Heat Extraction & Cooling phase with only 10 oz/300 mL of inbuilt coolant/water pouch
Flaming liquid contents of the Lithium Ion Battery still afire on the Flame Proof Ceramic
Unit is being moved 35 seconds after containment of Laptop.
The Unit now cooled and just touch hot, 3 minutes later
Fully cooled and opened 7 minutes later
The Halon Extinguished & Partially Burnt Laptop, prevented from total secondary burn thru
The Battery, 4 Cells vented and 5 Cells still Intact shows Thermal Runaway arrested by Heat Extraction, Containment & Cooling
The Fire Recovered 60 Gb Hardrive of the Laptop
Recovered Data view of the Hardrive, final proof, Flight Fire Box really works by Containing &
Extinguishing a PED/Laptop Lithium Ion Battery Fire
Extracts from Thermal Images Recorded during the Live Fire Technical Demonstation of Flight Fire Box-Version1, with Temperature Data in Centigrade and Recording Time in minutes and seconds.
The current version being offered is the All New highly improved Flight Fire Box-FXB-7, featuring the Innovative Pullup Flame-Resistant Shroud has been redesigned in a completely different Thin Top-Deeper Bottom shell case, with Quad Port & 4 Vent Valves, Additional Inlet Port Valve, Improved Larger Seam Gaskets & higher capacity Twin Coolant Disintegrating Pouches.