- Author
- Alkidas, A. | Champion, E. R. | Giddens, W. E. | Hess, R. W. | Kumar, B. | Naveda, G. A. A. | Durbetaki, P. | Williams, P. T. | Wulff, W.
- Title
- Study of Hazards From Burning Apparel and the Relation of Hazard to Tests Methods. Second Final Report. January 1, 1972-December 31, 1972.
- Coporate
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS GCR 73-11, December 31, 1972, 270 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- NSF-GRANT-GI-31882
- Keywords
- fabrics | fire hazards | flammability testing | ignition | thermodynamic properties | reaction kinetics
- Abstract
- The following properties were measured on 10 typical apparel fabrics: thermal conductance, specific heat, auto ignition temperature, optical properties of original and charred fabrics, reaction kinetic parameters (by thermogravimetric methods), reaction enthalpies, ignition times in radiative and flame environments. A detailed, lumped-parameter modeling analysis of the probability of ignition has been developed.