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Application of test results to analysis and control of fire growth hazards
Author(s) -
Thomas P. H.
Publication year - 1984
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/fam.810080204
Subject(s) - fire hazard , forensic engineering , hazard , engineering , arc flash , poison control , environmental science , environmental health , medicine , environmental protection , chemistry , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , voltage
Some examples of the application of fire tests to hazard and risk assessment and some of the problems to be encountered are described. Reference is made to theoretical studies designed to show how to obtain basic data on material properties from ignitability and flame spread tests, and recent correlations of the rate of heat release required to cause flashover are presented. Progress in predicting fire growth from theory for certain idealized conditions will increasingly condition the choice of which processes shall be the subject of tests.