- Author
- Mitler, H. E. | Tu, K. M.
- Title
- Effect of Ignition Location on Heat Release Rate of Burning Upholstered Furniture.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NISTIR 5499, September 1994,
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847; Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Book or Conf
- National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual Conference on Fire Research: BOOK OF ABSTRACTS. October 17-20, 1994, Gaithersburg, MD, 121-122 p., 1994
- Keywords
- fire research | furniture | upholstered furniture | ignition | heat release rate
- Abstract
- Upholstered furniture has long been identified as the consumer product most frequently involved in home fires which result in personal injury or death. Hence an understanding of the way upholstered furniture performs when ignited, is desirable.