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The Effect of Furnace Parameters on Fire Severity in Standard Fire Resistance Tests
Author(s) -
Sultan Mohamed A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1018(199609)20:5<245::aid-fam581>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - fire resistance , brick , fire test , repeatability , ceramic , composite material , materials science , fire performance , waste management , thermal insulation , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , layer (electronics)
This paper discusses the predicted results obtained from models developed to determine the effects of furnace depth (2.5 m and 0.5 m), type of furnace lining material type (fireclay brick, insulating firebrick and ceramic fibre insulation) and type of fuel (gas or liquid) on fire severity in fire resistance test furnaces using the CAN/ULC‐S101, ASTM E119 and ISO 834 time–temperature relationships. The type of fuel used in the furnace and the type of furnace wall lining material significantly affected the heat absorbed by the test specimen while the furnace depth effect was minimal when the furnace was lined with ceramic fibre insulation. Factors to improve the repeatability and reproducibility of the fire severity in fire resistance test furnaces are provided.