- Author
- Shoub, H. | Bender, E. W.
- Title
- Radiant Ignition of Wall Finish Materials in a Small Home.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS 8172, January 24, 1964, 22 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM: National Archives, Civilian Records, Room 2800, 8601 Adelphia Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Telephone: 301-713-7230
- Contract
- NBS-PROJECT-1002-12-10120
- Keywords
- wall finishes | radiant ignition | walls | building materials | stoves | chimney fires | ceilings | smoke measurements | temperature | room fires | test methods
- Abstract
- Small-scale panels of different building finish materials were exposed to a radiant heat source to simulate the effect an overheated stove or chimney may have on interior wall or ceiling surfaces. Included in the tests were smoke measurements, and a determination of temperatures on the panel surface and at points in the room. Some measurements were made of CO production, and the presence of ignitable gases was checked. Tests were also made with small mases of an insulating material and with carbonized wood. Dense smoke was produced in nearly all of the tests, and there was indication that untenable conditions would be quickly achieved in a living space even without ignition of the surface finish material to active flaming.