- Author
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Sumi, K.
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Tsuchiya, Y.
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Fung, D. P. C.
- Title
- Effect of Inorganic Salts on the Flame Spread and Smoke Producing Characteristics of Wood.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
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BRE Note 81
December 1971
7 p.
- Keywords
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wood
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inorganic salts
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flame spread
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combustion
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decomposition products
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cellulose
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plywood
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particle boards
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smoke density
- Abstract
- The purpose of the study reported in this paper was to study the effect of retardantson the flame-spread and smoke-producing characteristics of Douglas fir plywood and Western red cedar particle board. The ASTM E84 test method was used to determine the surface spread of flame and the smoke density classifications.