REFLECTOR: fire warning (was explosion)

[Alexander Balic]

You can get special quartz glass/Pyrex glass, that will withstand the heat
that can be applied to it from the back of the firewall- I have a closed
firebox fireplace that uses quartz glass in two large panels (about
18"x18")in the firebox doors and last winter, I built a fire so large in
there that the steel log support crumpled and there was so much heat inside
that the IR actually almost set the shielded oak door handles on fire ( they
were smoking profusely so I doused them before they ignited) these glass
panels are now about 20 years old, and they see fire at least 10-15 times
each year, no cracks, no distortion.

Alex

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org]On
Behalf Of Hiroo Umeno
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 4:39 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: RE: REFLECTOR: fire warning (was explosion)


Depending on the flight condition, the window breaking might shoot a
column of flame right into the passenger compartment.  I believe the
engine compartment has higher air pressure than the cabin.

Hiroo

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-admin@tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-admin@tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Jeffrey Clough
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 3:35 PM
To: reflector@tvbf.org
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: fire warning (was explosion)

Guess it doesn't have to take that much heat under normal
circumstances...ya
want it to be able to verify there is NOT a fire back there...if there
is a
fire back there you are in bad shape regardless and then who cares about
the
little glass window!


> Scott,
>
> > > Has anyone ever glassed in a small glass window in their firewall?
>
> > Now that is an interesting and KISS solution.
>
> Definitely! Guess you need to check with glass manufacturers to find
some
> that'll take a lot of heat.
>
> > Of course I'm always looking out the front window.....
>
> Good idea. But if the fire warning went off, this would sure give you
confirmation.
>
> Dave Black
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