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Forum: Engineers & Technicians

5th May 2014, 02:09

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B777 cargo bay pressures?

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Posted By kenneth house

i guess the battery rumor was true

Evidently 5400 lbs of lithium batteries were in the cargo bay of MH370.

Is there any path for fumes or vapors from the cargo bay back into the passenger compartment?

i was thinking that this...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

29th Mar 2014, 15:15

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B777 cargo bay pressures?

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Posted By kenneth house

Swelling of lithium cells in cargo bay

A -4 psi delta pressure on a cell could cause the casing (metal or plastic) to bulge outward and deform the internal current collectors and create an internal short circuit. A shorted cell could...

Forum: Engineers & Technicians

28th Mar 2014, 04:50

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B777 cargo bay pressures?

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Posted By kenneth house

B777 cargo bay pressures?

i was thinking about how the reduced pressure in the cargo bay might affect a box full of lithium battery cells. What would be a typical or lowest exected pressure (e.g. highest altimeter pressure)?

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