- Author
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Ogle, R. A.
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Schumacher, J. L.
- Title
- Fire Patterns on Upholstered Furniture: Smoldering Versus Flaming Combustion.
- Coporate
- Packer Engineering, Inc., Naperville, IL
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 34,
No. 3,
247-265,
September/October 1998
- Keywords
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upholstered furniture
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smoldering
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flaming combustion
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fire damage
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fire investigations
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fire tests
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ignition
- Identifiers
- NFPA 921 "Guide for Fire and Explosion Investigations"; upholstered furniture construction; characteristics of upholstered furniture used in test program; summary of test strategy; summary of upholstered furniture fire tests; effect of ignition method; effect of cover fabric; effect of ignition location; mechanism of the smolder-to-flame transition; determination of origin and cause; stages of fire development