- Author
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Brenden, J. J.
- Title
- Apparatus Developed to Measure Rate of Heat Release From Building Materials.
- Coporate
- Forest Products Lab., Madison, WI
- Journal
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Journal of Fire and Flammability,
Vol. 6,
50-64,
January 1975
- Report
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FPL 217
1973
18 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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building materials
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heat release rate
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equipment
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combusbitility
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heat of combustion
- Abstract
- In defining "combustibility" of building materials, code officials have considered measuring this property in relation to total heat content. A better method of defining "combustibility" could be measuring the "rate of heat release," the time-rate at which the heat of combustion is released. A gas-fired, water-jacketed furnace and auxiliary equipment designed to expose one face of an 18- by 18-inch specimen to controlled flaming conditions is described. Based on the input and output data for this system, the rate of heat release from the test specimen can be computed. Various means by which the equipment can be operated and the rate of heat release computed are included.