- Author
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Hillenbrand, L. J.
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Wray, J. A.
- Title
- Full-Scale Fire Program to Evaluate New Furnishings and Textile Materials Utilized by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Battelle, Columbus, OH
- Sponsor
- National Aeronautics and Space Admin., Washington, DC
- Report
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NASA-CR-2468,
July 1973,
142 p.
- Contract
- NASW-1948
- Keywords
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textiles
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fabric flammability
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smoke density
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upholstered furniture
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full scale fire tests
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ventilation
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room fires
- Identifiers
- materials flammability
- Abstract
- To study the effectiveness of spage-age materials for improved fire safety, several room fires were held. Full-scale bedrooms, either with on-the-market items or space-age materials, were furnished and then fire tests were conducted to obtain data on the comparative fire hazard. The Typical Room, the Improved Room, and the Mixed Room had varying results. The Space-Age Room, furnished completely with new materials that were not yet commercially available, did not ignite under the common ignition conditions.