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Author
Babrauskas, V.
Title
Charring Rate of Wood As a Tool for Fire Investigations.
Coporate
Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah, WA
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 40, No. 6, 528-554, September 2005
Keywords
wood | fire investigations | charring | char patterns | room fires | fire endurance | flashover | floors | arson | test methods | accelerants | heat flux | softwood
Identifiers
ignitable liquids; incendiary fires; average charring rates (mm/min) obtained in White's tests for softwoods; average heat fluxes for the first 60 min of exposure in several test furnaces; tests on floors and panels; charring rates in furnace tests run at a constant temperature of 920-1070 °C