- Author
- Pagni, P. J. | Tien, C. L.
- Title
- Excess Pyrolyzate Production by Cellular Plastics Products Research Committee. Final Report. November 1, 1975-June 30, 1979.
- Coporate
- California Univ., Berkeley
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- PRC-RP-75-1-19, 1979, 73 p.
- Contract
- PRC-GRANT-RP-75-1-19
- Keywords
- cellular plastics | fire growth | compartments | fire hazards | fire spread | flame radiation | smoke
- Abstract
- Our results coupled with those of other PRC investigators suggest that the three listed PRC objectives cannot be completely satisfied until the overall problem of predicting compartment fire growth is solved. Some partial satisfaction of those objectives can now be made. The first two objectives addressed the question of guidelines to minimize fire hazard. This project has concentrated on two hazards in particular: excess pyrolyzate, i.e., combustible gases which are not consumed in the flame which produced them and therefore are available to facilitate the spread of the fire through a structure; and flame and smoke radiation particularly from cellular plastics.