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Author
Sensenig, D. L. | Parker, W. J.
Title
New Concept for Determining Rate of Heat Release by Oxygen Consumption.
Coporate
Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, PA National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Book or Conf
Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. 1978 Fall Technical Meeting. November 29-30, 1978-December 1, 1978, Miami Beach, FL, 17/1-4 p., 1978
Keywords
oxygen consumption | heat release rate | calorimetry
Abstract
Heat release-rate calorimetry is the measurement of the rate at which a well defined specimen releases heat when exposed to a controlled heated environment. As a means of evaluating the potential severity of a fire, Rate of Heat Release (RHR) is probably one of the more important fire properties describing fire build-up. It is consequently receiving a great deal of attention, as evidenced by recent publications on the development of several rate of heat release calorimeters. These methods use techniques of computing the change in enthalpy of the combustion products by measuring or controlling the temperature of the exhaust gases.