- Author
- Sorathia, U. | Gracik, T. | Ness, J. | Durkin, A. | Williams, F. | Hunstad, M. | Berry, F.
- Title
- Evaluation of Intumescent Coatings for Shipboard Fire Protection.
- Coporate
- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Silver Spring, MD Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC
- Journal
- Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 21, No. 6, 423-450, November 2003
- Keywords
- ships | fire protection | intumescent coatings | evaluation | fire resistance | insulation | UL 1709 | small scale fire tests | acceptance criteria | substrates | fire tests | fire resistance tests | corner tests | steels
- Identifiers
- passive fire protection (PFP) coatings; Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP); naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD); fire protective coating; antisweat hull insulation (PVC nitrile rubber) in the submarine interiors; selection of coatings for small scale testing; acceptance criteria for small scale testing; summary of screening tests on steel substrate; physical tests; summary of screening test results on StructoGard substrate; summary of screening test results on GRP substrate (sandwich composite)