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Quarter‐scale room‐fire tests of interior finishes
Author(s) -
Lee Billy T.
Publication year - 1985
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.810090407
Subject(s) - ignition system , arc flash , gas burner , combustor , quarter (canadian coin) , full scale , engineering , environmental science , forensic engineering , nuclear engineering , materials science , composite material , structural engineering , combustion , aerospace engineering , chemistry , organic chemistry , archaeology , history , insulator (electricity)
A technique for estimating fire‐buildup in rooms with combustible interior finish is discussed. Use of the technique resulted in good agreement between fires conducted in one‐quarter‐scale rooms with a doorway opening and those performed in full‐scale rooms. The effects of burner location and heating rate on flashover in a well‐insulated room were also studied to help select a suitable ignition source size and placement for testing of interior‐finish materials.