Combustion of non-open-flame resistant Canadian mattresses in a room environment

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/20377325
Author	Search for: Bwalya, A. C.¹; Search for: Gibbs, E.¹; Search for: Lougheed, G. D.¹; Search for: Kashef, A.¹; Search for: Saber, H. H.¹
Affiliation	National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
Format	Text, Article
Conference	Fire and Materials 2009: 12th International Conference: 26 January 2009, San Francisco, U.S.A.
Subject	upholstered furniture; mattresses; heat release rate; room calorimeter; design fire; fire hazards; Combustion; Design fires/Fire modeling
Abstract	This paper presents the results of fire experiments that were conducted with five twin-size mattressesin a well-instrumented room calorimeter so as to evaluate their fire characteristics and select one mattresstype that can be used in further experiments involving fully-developed post-flashover fires in realisticallyfurnished residential room settings.
Publication date	2009-01-05
In	Fire and Materials 2009 [Proceedings] (5 January 2009): 1–12.
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRCC 50552 NRC-IRC-19736
NPARC number	20377325
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