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Author
Hull, T. R. | Paul, K. T.
Title
Bench-Scale Assessment of Combustion Toxicity: A Critical Analysis of Current Protocols.
Coporate
Bolton Univ., UK
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 42, No. 5, 340-365, July 2007
Keywords
combustion toxicity | fire hazards | fire effluents | classifications | fire models | sampling | chemical analysis | test methods | combustion | smoke | toxicity | heat release rate | fire safety | safety engineering | fire risk assessments
Identifiers
bench scale; ISO classification of fire stages, based on ISO 19706; fire gases, real fires and ISO fire stages; effect of specimen size on results; specimen shape and form; sampling and transport of effluent; methods of assessing and presenting results of fire smoke toxicity tests; closed cabinet tests; ISO fire stages represented by test method; flow through tests; fire effluent testing for performance specifications and prescriptive codes; fire effluent testing for fire risk assessments and fire safety engineering; toxic potency data