- Author
- Durbetaki, P. | Chang, H. | Matson, G. L. | Tincher, W. C.
- Title
- Ignition Characteristics of Flame Retardant Fabrics.
- Coporate
- Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-G7-9003 NSF-GRANT-GI-31882
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Institute/Western States Section. 1978 Fall Meeting. October 16-17, 1978, Laguna Beach, CA, 33 p., 1978
- Keywords
- combustion | fabrics | flame retardants | ignition | fibers | flame retardant treatments
- Abstract
- During the past several years large numbers of new fibers, modified fibers and fiber treatments have been introduced for use in flame retarded home furnishings and apparel. The effect of these treatments on the ignition characteristics of the materials is critical in assessing the increase or decrease of the hazard level. The present study concentrates on condensed phase active flame retardant treatment. Experimental measurements have been carried out to measure ignition times and ignition frequencies under both convective and radiative heating on fabrics with and without a condensed phase active flame retardant treatment. Minimum self-ignition temperatures and apparent molecular weight measurements have, also, been carried out on pyrolyzate gases generated from two fabrics. The effect of the flame retardant treatment depends on heating intensity, fiber compositon, heating mode and level of treatment. Under some conditions the effect is positive under other conditions it is negative.