Full-Scale Heat Release Rate Measurements.
Full-Scale Heat Release Rate Measurements.
(1014 K)
Babrauskas, V.
Chapter 5;
Heat Release in Fires, Elsevier Applied Science, NY,
Babrauskas, V.; Grayson, S. J., Editor(s)(s), 93-111 pp,
1992.
Keywords:
heat release rate; fire protection engineering;
calorimetry; fire tests; cone calorimeters; furniture
calorimeters
Abstract:
The ability to accurately measure the heat being
released by items such as burning furniture or
industrial commodities, or by entire burning rooms,
today is viewed as essential to fire protection
engineering. While it is essential today, it is
interesting to note that such a capability was not
achieved successfully until the early 1980s, although
there were some slightly earlier explorations. Indeed,
the whole science of fire testing and fire modelling was
greatly held back during the 1970s due to the lack of
this capability.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899