- Author
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Lawson, D. I.
- Title
- Spread of Flame Along Vertically Hanging Fabrics.
- Coporate
- Fire Research Station, Borehamwood, England
- Report
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FR Note 129
September 1954
4 p.
- Distribution
- CANNOT BE REFERENCED AVAILABLE FROM: BRE, Fire Information Services, BRE Library, Garston, Watford, Herts WD2 7JR, UNITED KINGDOM. Telephone: 44-1923-664069, Fax: 44-1923-664910, Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bre.co.uk
- Keywords
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flame spread; fabrics; vertical tests; burning rate
- Abstract
- Materials generally propagate flame most rapidly when hanging vertically. It has been reported that an empirical relation shows the vertical speed of burning for ellulosic materials such as paper, wood veneers and cotton to be inversely proportional to the weight per unit area.