Abstract: Abstract Traditional material‐flammability tests are discussed in terms of their empirical foundation and oversimplified interpretation of fire phenomena. More recent rate of heat‐release tests overcome some of these problems by measuring a material's response to different levels of fire exposure. However, no existing small‐scale tests are sensitive to the radiant emission from the material's own flames. This radiant emission controls large‐scale fire hazards. As a result, existing flammability tests canot be xpected to adequately characterize large‐scale hazards. Some new approaches to this problem are discussed and a specific bench‐scale test method is suggested which may overcome the identified problems of existing test methods.
Publication Year: 1985
Publication Date: 1985-06-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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