- Author
- Grand, A. F. | Mehrafza, M.
- Title
- Evaluation of Spray-On, Non-Permanent, Fire Retardant Agents for Residential Siding.
- Coporate
- Omega Point Laboratories, Inc., Elmendorf, TX
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Distribution
- FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Business Communications Co., Inc., 25 Van Zant Street, Norwalk, CT 06855 USA. Telephone: 203-853-4266, Fax: 203-853-0348, Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.bccresearch.com
- Contract
- NIST-GRANT-60NANB9D0105
- Book or Conf
- Recent Advances in Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials: Materials, Applications, Research and Industry Developments, Markets. Volume 12. Business Communications Co., Inc. (BCC). May 21-23, 2001, Business Communications Co., Inc., Norwalk, CT, Stamford, CT, Lewin, M., Editors, 227-236 p., 2001
- Keywords
- flame retardants | fire retardants | building materials | evaluation | wood | gels | wildland fires | drying | mass loss
- Identifiers
- residential siding materials
- Abstract
- An investigation was conducted on spray-on, water-absorbing gels for temporary protection of residential siding materials from wildland fires. Wood siding was the primary substrate evaluated in this study, with some additional testing on vinyl siding. The test protocol involved subjecting one meter square specimens to heat fluxes of 15 and 25 kW/m2 in the presence of an open-flame ignition source, using a modified ICAL apparatus (ASTM E1623). Time delay to ignition of the treated specimen was the primary measured property, while mass changes prior to and during the fire exposure also were recorded. The gel-water treatments extended the times to ignition of painted wood siding from around 30 seconds for untreated panels to more than 300 seconds of exposure at 25 kW/m2. The treatments were sprayed onto the siding using a garden hose and a gel aspirator system intended for use by homeowners threatened by fire at a wildland-urban interface.