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Author
Babrauskas, V.
Title
Fire-Related Standards and Testing.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Sponsor
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC
Report
NASA CP-2476,
Book or Conf
National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Spacecraft Fire Safety. Proceedings of a Workshop. NASA Conference Publication 2476. August 20-21, 1986, Cleveland, OH, Margle, J. M.; Friedman, R., Editors, 31-41 p., 1986
Keywords
flammability testing | test methods | ignition | flame spread | burning rate | oxygen concentration | pressure | gravity
Identifiers
test methods; materials flammability
Abstract
The progress in developing general test methods for solid materials and products exposed to an external fire will be review, the special requirements pertinent to environments of concern to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be examined, and some indications for possible directions for future test method developments will be given.