- Author
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Long, M. E.
- Title
- Heat Release and Ignition Characteristics of Floor Coverings Used in the NBS Corridor Tests.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBS 10 497
October 26, 1971
15 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-4219420
- Keywords
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floor coverings; corridor tests
- Abstract
- Since most institutional and private dwellings use some form of floor covering, the Fire Research Section in conjunction with the Office of Flammable Fabrics is conducting a study on a group of these coverings in a fire environment. These tests are being conducted in several phases. The primary phase deals with the testing of a particular covering in a simulated 30 foot by 8 foot corridor which was constructed for this specific purpose. This report covers tests conducted to determine the heat release rate, the total heat released and the critical irradiance for the different types of floor coverings. The information on the heat release rate was needed to give an indication as to the rate and the amount of heat which is given off by these materials in a fire environment. The critical irrandiance indicates the radiation levels required to cause spontaneous and piloted ignition. This data is supplementary information to be used in calculating the overall heat flow in the full scale corridor test. These tests were performed in the heat release rate calorimeter. They were conducted at the National Bureau of Standards' Fire Research Section during the time period between May and August, 1971.