Upholstered Furniture Heat Release Rates: Measurements and Estimation.
Upholstered Furniture Heat Release Rates: Measurements
and Estimation.
(1195 K)
Babrauskas, V.
Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 1, 9-32,
January/February 1983.
Keywords:
upholstered furniture; heat release rate; oxygen
consumption; burning rate; furniture calorimeters
Abstract:
A new instrument, termed a furniture calorimeter, has
been constructed and placed into operation for measuring
furniture heat release rates based on oxygen
consumption. Using the furniture calorimeter, burning
rate information has been obtained on a series of 13
chairs, loveseats, and sofas, most of them specially
built to permit direct comparisons of construction
features.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899