Fire behavior of upholstered furniture and mattresses

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Fire behavior of upholstered furniture and mattresses

by John F. Krasny, William J. Parker, Vytenis Babrauskas

Noyes , W. Andrew, c2001

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

In the United States alone, deaths due to furniture and bed fires still rank as the top-most category of fire losses. The flammability of upholstered furniture is a major concern of engineers and others across a wide swath of organizations. This book was written to provide its audience with the science and engineering need to better understand the combustibility of the products they manufacture, purchase, and try to extinguish. Beginning with a brief overview of materials, safety design and standards, the text covers topics such as flame ignition, spread, toxic gases, heat release rate (HRR), test methods, fire hazard analysis, and selected regulations in the US, UK, and EU.

Table of Contents

IntroductionFundamentalsTest Methods, Standards and RegulationsIgnition SourcesEffects of Test Apparatus and of Test ScaleUpholstered Item Design EngineeringModelingFire Hazard AnalysisConclusion

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Details

  • NCID
    BA60565022
  • ISBN
    • 0815514573
  • LCCN
    00104716
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Park Ridge,Norwich
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 437 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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