- Author
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Chamberlain, D. L.
- Title
- Heat Release Rate Properties of Wood-Based Materials.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBSIR 82-2597,
July 1983,
90 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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fire retardants
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hardboard
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heat release rate
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irradiance
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particle boards
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plywood
- Abstract
- A background to the present heat release rate calorimetry is presented. Heat release rates and cumulative heat release were measured for 16 different lumber and wood products, using three different heat release rate instruments. The effects of moisture content, exposure heat flux, density of product, and fire retardant on rate of heat release were measured. The three small-scale heat release rate calorimeters were compared, and equations relating the data from each were developed.