- Author
- Huggett, C.
- Title
- Carpet Flammability and the NBS Corridor Fire Program.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Journal
- ASTM Standardization News, Vol. 1, No. 5, 16-20, May 1973
- Keywords
- carpets | flammability | corridor tests | flameover
- Identifiers
- measurement of critical energy input; carpet rankings by heat input and ceiling height; maximum heat input without 'flameover'
- Abstract
- Controversies over floor covering flammability test methods, the need for improved standards, and several recent fires involving floor coverings have focused special attention to the first phase of the NBS corridor fire program. The program is designed to study the effects of configuraiton, fuel loading and distribution, ventilation and other design parameters on the spread of fire through corridors in multiple occupancy buildings. The experimental program, observations, and correlation with real life hazards are outlined. Methods by which the results of flammability tests can be scaled to predict performance in full-scale buildings of different design are suggested.