- Author
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Babrauskas, V.
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Walton, W. D.
- Title
- Simplified Characterization of Upholstered Furniture Heat Release Rates.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 11,
No. 3,
181-192,
December 1986
- Keywords
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upholstered furniture
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heat release rate
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chairs
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sofas
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fire models
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furniture calorimeters
- Identifiers
- materials flammability
- Abstract
- The technology for measuring upholstered furniture heat release rates was established with the development of the furniture calorimeter. Analysis of a large number of tests in the furniture calorimeter has now demonstrated that for most specimens a good approximation to the rate of heat release as a function of time may take the form of a triangle. Methods of generating such curves, suitable for fire protection engineering hazard assessment purposes, have been developed.