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Use of small‐scale testing to predict Cal 133 performance
Author(s) -
Forsten Herman H.
Publication year - 1997
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(199707/08)21:4<153::aid-fam585>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - cone calorimeter , ignition system , scale (ratio) , fire performance , fire test , forensic engineering , range (aeronautics) , calorimeter (particle physics) , engineering , environmental science , materials science , composite material , structural engineering , waste management , fire resistance , aerospace engineering , geography , detector , cartography , char , electrical engineering , pyrolysis
The use of the cone calorimeter to predict the performance of upholstered furniture in open‐flame ignition tests such as Cal 133 is reviewed. Fabric‐fire blocker‐foam composite tests are correlated to full‐scale chair burn results for a wide range of upholstery fabrics. The ACT/DFA study as well as CBUF models are discussed. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.