- Author
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Evans, D. D.
- Title
- Analysis of Data from Room Fire Test of Parsons Tables and Comparison with Laboratory Test Methods for Flame Spread and Smoke Generation. Volume 1 and Volume 2.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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NBSIR 81-2400,
November 1981,
102 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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ASTM E162
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fire tests
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flame spread
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plastics
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smoke chambers
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mass optical density
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parsons tables
- Abstract
- Data from a series of 18 room fire test in which a Parsons table was the only combustible item were analyzed. Selected data from the test were compared to laboratory fire test data from the ASTM E162 surface flammability test, and a modified smoke density test. The Flame spread index from the ASTM E162 test was not shown to be an dependable indicator of either the time for table fire involvement or room fire intensity. Result from the National Bureau of Standards smoke chamber using an MOD (mass optical density) method for data reduction were able to predict the smoke production rate and total smoke production from the table fires to within 34 percent and in several cases within 5 percent.