- Author
- Fang, J. B.
- Title
- Measurements of the Behavior of Incidental Fires in a Compartment. Interim Report. July 1972-February 1973.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 75-679, March 1975, 27 p.
- 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. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- construction | combustibility | heat release | ignition | smoke | thermal radiation | upholstery | weight loss
- Abstract
- A variety of upholstered chairs and wood cribs were burned within a ventilated compartment. The experimental measurements of weight loss, smoke concentration, temperature and heat flux levels are summarized. A reproducible fire obtained from burning a standardized wood crib array was found to be capable of representing the essential features of incidental fires of moderate intensity.