- Author
- Lee, B. T. | Parker, W. J.
- Title
- Fire Performance Guidelines for Shipboard Interior Finish. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of the Navy, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 79-1700, June 1979, 21 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- compartment fires | fire tests | flame spread | heat release rate | ignition | interior finish | potential heat | smoke
- Abstract
- The present Navy fire performance requirements given in Military Standard 1623B (SHIPS) for shipboard interior finish provide a means for selecting fire safe materials. However, a recent evaluation of the Navy fire safety requirements along with an experimental berthing compartment fire study have suggested more rational design rules. New guidelines are recommended to update this standard with improved fire risk criteria.