- Author
- Martin, S. B.
- Title
- Characterization of the Stanford Research Institute Large-Scale Heat-Release-Rate Calorimeter. Final Report.
- Coporate
- Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 76-54, October 1975, 81 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- GRANT-DOC-436903 SRI-PROJECT-PYU-3534
- Keywords
- calorimeters | combustion | fire tests | heat release | pyrolysis | radiant heating
- Abstract
- A scaled up version of the NBS heat release rate calorimeter was constructed at SRI. It can measure specimen sizes up to 18 x 24 inches over an incident radiant flux range of 1.5 to 7.0 W/cm(2).