From Bunsen Burner to Heat Release Rate Calorimeter.
From Bunsen Burner to Heat Release Rate Calorimeter.
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Babrauskas, V.
Chapter 2;
Heat Release in Fires, Elsevier Applied Science, NY,
Babrauskas, V.; Grayson, S. J., Editor(s)(s), 7-29 pp,
1992.
Keywords:
heat release rate; fire protection engineering; burners;
calorimeters; small scale fire tests
Abstract:
Fire performance of buildings, transportation vehicles,
and other occupied spaces has traditionally been viewed
as having two main aspects: flammability and fire
endurance. Flammability (or, 'reaction to fire') is a
very imprecise term, however, it normally includes
ignitability, flame spread, and heat release rate. Fire
endurance refers to the performance of the structure
itself, that is, does it collapse during the fire, and
do any of its internal compartment separations fail.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899