- Author
- Babrauskas, V.
- Title
- Fire Engineering Test Development: Bench-Scale Tests to Predict Full-Scale Behavior.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBSIR 85-3118,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. 7th Joint Panel Meeting of the UJNR Panel on Fire Research and Safety. October 24-28, 1983, Gaithersburg, MD, 369-392 p., ['1983', '1985']
- Keywords
- fire tests | flame spread | mattresses | heat release rate | upholstered furniture | wall linings | oxygen consumption
- Abstract
- The work done at the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) over the last ten years in predicting full-scale fire behavior from bench-scale tests is summarized. Test methods for flooring materials, mattresses, and upholstered furniture are discussed. An emphasis is placed on the newer methods of measuring rate of heat release, in both full and bench scale, which use oxygen consumption as the measurement principle. Even though current predictions are based on data correlations rather than a complete analytical model, it is seen that good agreement is obtained.