- Author
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Bruce, H. D.
- Title
- Experimental Dwelling-Room Fires.
- Coporate
- Forest Products Lab., Madison, WI
- Report
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Report No. 1941,
April 1959,
22 p.
- Keywords
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residential buildings
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room fires
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experiments
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fire behavior
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temperature
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air pressure
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test fires
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test methods
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ignition
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gas samples
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temperature effects
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pressure
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gas analysis
- Abstract
- This report describes the behavior, progress, and effect of fire in a simulated dwelling room. Temperatures, air pressures, and the concentration of gases in a burning room were measured and recorded. The critical point in the test fires was reached in 4 to 7 minutes. It was rapidly followed by increased temperatures and burning action that would be unbearable to human beings. The wall and ceiling material, whether combustible or noncombustible, had little effect on the time or temperature of the critical point. The nature of the fuel (furniture) and the direction of the flames, however, did affect the rate at which the fires became critical.