- Author
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Babrauskas, V.
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Parker, W. J.
- Title
- Ignitability Measurements With the Cone Calorimeter.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire and Materials,
Vol. 11,
No. 1,
31-43,
March 1987
- Report
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NBSIR 86-3445,
September 1986,
49 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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cone calorimeters
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ignitability
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plastics
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radiant ignition
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upholstered furniture
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wood materials
- Identifiers
- instrumentation
- Abstract
- The Cone Calorimeter is a new-generation instrument developed primarily for making rate of heat release measurements. This instrument, containing a uniform and well-characterized irradiance source, was also seen to be useful for making measurements of radiant ignition on materials. Data have now been collected for a wide range of materials. The effects of various apparatus dependencies are discussed. Also, some comparative data are available illustrating the performance of similar materials in other apparatuses. Finally, for a selected material, Douglas fir particle board, a detailed comparison with an ignition model has been made.