- Author
- Shoub, H.
- Title
- Survey of Literature on the Safety of Residential Chimneys and Fireplaces.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS MP 252; NBS Miscellaneous Publication 252; Miscellaneous Publication 252, December 17, 1963, 8 p.
- Keywords
- chimneys | fireplaces | safety | literature reviews
- Abstract
- A search was made of recent technical literature on chimneys and fireplaces to determine what information was available on questions concerning their safety from fire hazard. The survey covered types of construction and materials proposed or currently in use with several types of fuel. The reports included investigations of heat transmission through chimney and fireplace walls, the effects of thermal shock on flue materials, and the required spacing of combustibles from the heated walls. The bibliography presented contains brief reviews of some of the works.