- Author
- Hirano, T.
- Title
- Concepts on Flame Spread Testing.
- Coporate
- Tokyo Univ., Bunkyo-ku, Japan
- 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, 325-340 p., ['1983', '1985']
- Keywords
- flame spread test
- Abstract
- The fire growth process depends on the flame spread over combustible material surfaces of floors, walls, ceilings, equipments, pieces of furniture, etc., so that the limit or rate of flame spread over a certain material is considered as a measure of hazard of that material at accidental fires. So far, several types of flame spread testing have been proposed for the performance assessments of various materials under fire conditions. All of these tests are based on experimental evidences and/or theoretical concepts. Recently, extensive studies on flame spread over solid combustibles have been performed, and the controlling mechanisms of flame spread have been made clear to a further extent. At this time, it seems worthwhile to reconsider flame spread testing on the basis of the present understanding of the controlling mechanisms of flame spread.