- Author
- Ogle, R. A. | Schumacher, J. L.
- Title
- Fire Patterns on Upholstered Furniture: Smoldering Versus Flaming Combustion.
- Coporate
- Packer Engineering, Inc., Naperville, IL
- Journal
- Fire Technology, Vol. 34, No. 3, 247-265, September/October 1998
- Keywords
- upholstered furniture | smoldering | flaming combustion | fire damage | fire investigations | fire tests | 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