Download or read book Fire Behaviour of Beds and Bedding Materials written by W. D. Woolley and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fire tests with measurements of temperatures, radiation levels and smoke production have been carried out using domestic beds fitted with full bedding materials in a full-scale compartment-corridor. The tests have included mattresses made of polyurethane of various types, hair, spring interior and foamed rubber with mattress covers of cotton, flame retarded cotton or proofed nylon. Some tests with hair or glass fibre cloth protective interlinings are also recorded. The study has shown that a rapid development of fire in bed and bedding materials can take place with certain combinations of mattresses and their covers. The type of cover is extremely important in the overall fire development particularly with polyurethane mattresses. A substantial improvement in the fire behaviour of many of the principal types of beds tested can be achieved by a careful selection of bedding materials, such as the type of mattress cover, and in certain cases by the use of protective interlingings.

Download or read book Fire Behavior of Upholstered Furniture and Mattresses written by John Krasny and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-05 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The flammability of upholstered furniture is a major concern to engineers and others across a wide swath of organizations. This book was written to provide its audience with the science and engineering needed to better understand the combustibility of the products they manufacture, purchase, and try to extinguish. It addresses the science and engineering information needs of public and private sector fire technology personnel, including fire service students and officers, fire investigators, fire protection engineers, government officials; textile, chemical, and furniture industry personnel, or institutional furniture purchasers.

Download or read book Assessment of Factors Affecting Fire Performance of Mattresses written by Nist and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth analysis of U.S. residential fire statistics shows that although the total number of fires and deaths due to mattress fires has dropped as a result of several regulatory approaches, the number of deaths per 1000 mattress/bedding fires has increased over past 3 decades. To address the increasing number of deaths due to mattress fires, the open flame mattress flammability regulation (16 CFR 1633) was recently introduced in the U.S. The 16 CFR 1633 prescribes performance standards rather than design standards; this allows manufacturers the flexibility to meet the needs of the consumer without sacrificing fire safety. This flammability regulation for residential mattress has generated much interest in understanding the burning behavior of mattresses as well as in developing new materials for mattress construction. To comply with this regulation, it is essential to understand mattress construction, fire performance testing, factors affecting mattress flammability, and compliance solutions. This report reviews the impact of current mattress flammability standards, examines factors affecting mattress flammability, and reviews full-scale and bench-scale test methods that are being developed for mattresses. The soft materials used in the mattress set, including cushioning materials, fire blocking materials, and tickings, act both individually and collectively to affect the fire performance. The performance of fire barrier materials designed to protect the inner cushioning material from heat and flame is largely dependent on the choice of cushioning material and ticking. When used with an incompatible combination of filling material and ticking, a fire barrier may fail to protect thermal degradation and subsequent burning of filling material. Some of the challenges in designing mattresses have been identified and reported here.

Download or read book Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses written by John R. Shields and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addresses the fire behavior of bed assemblies, including a mattress, foundation and bedclothes. The focus is on development and application of a reproducible means of simulating the thermal impact which burning bedclothes materials impose on a mattress. Twelve dtfferent sets of bedclothes were burned on top of an inert mattress to obtain data on heat release rate, flame spread rates and, to a lesser degree, heat flux to nearby objects. Six of these sets were selected for characterization of the heat flux patterns they impose on an inert mattress surface. A unique, infrared imaging technique was developed for this purpose. The results, in terms of peak heat flux, duration and area, were used to develop a pair of propane burners which impose on the side and top of a mattress heat flux patterns which mimic those imposed at a typical, fixed location by burning bedclothes. These burners were applied to a set of five mattress designs, including one typical of current residential mattresses; the four other designs included potentially less flammable design elements to permit a wide range of fire behaviors. This facilitated a broad assessment of the ability of the gas burners to predict the fire behavior of mattresses. The duration of the burner application was varied. Also, as a check on the burner-induced behavior, the same mattress designs were tested with one bedclothes combination. All of the altered designs offered some modification in fire behavior but they differed strongly in overall effect. The effects ranged from a delay in the time to reach an undiminished heat release rate peak to greatly reduced mattress involvement in the fire. The burners successfully predicted the behavior of four of the mattress designs. They failed to predict the fire behavior (with burning bedclothes) of one design since the bedclothes produced a phenomenon (internal overpressurization and seam rupture) which the burners did not produce.

Download or read book Fire Behavior of Upholstered Furniture written by Vytenis Babrauskas and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effect of Bed Clothes Modifications on Fire Performance of Bed Assemblies written by Thomas J. Ohlemiller and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The severity of a bed fire is a function of the fire performance of the components of the bed and the interactions among them. Accordingly, a series of tests was conducted to elucidate how varying the fire behavior of bed clothes might affect the fire performance and eventual flammability testing of the mattress and foundation.

Download or read book Paper Ignition Sources Used to Examine the Fire Behaviour of Seating and Bedding written by A. W. Moulen and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion written by Richard Gann and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the National Fire Academy’s Fire Behavior and Combustion model curriculum. Without a comprehensive grasp of how fires start and spread, informed decisions on how to best control and extinguish fires can not be made. Principles of Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fourth Edition will provide readers with a thorough understanding of the chemical and physical properties of flammable materials and fire, the combustion process, and the latest in suppression and extinguishment. The Fourth Edition of this time-tested resource is the most current and accurate source of fire behavior information available to fire science students and on-the-job fire fighters today.

Download or read book Advances in Fire Retardant Materials written by A. Richard Horrocks and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008-09-19 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important book provides a comprehensive account of the advances that have occurred in fire science in relation to a broad range of materials. The manufacture of fire retardant materials is an active area of research, the understanding of which can improve safety as well as the marketability of a product. The first part of the book reviews the advances that have occurred in improving the fire retardancy of specific materials, ranging from developments in phosphorus and halogen-free flame retardants to the use of nanocomposites as novel flame retardant systems. Key environmental issues are also addressed. The second group of chapters examines fire testing issues and regulations. A final group of chapters addresses the application of fire retardant materials in such areas as composites, automotive materials, military fabrics and aviation materials. With its distinguished editors and array of international contributors, this book is an essential reference for producers, manufacturers, retailers and all those wishing to improve fire retardancy in materials. It is also suitable for researchers in industry or academia. Reviews advances in improving the retardancy of materials Addresses key environmental issues Examines fire testing issues and regulations and the challenges involved

Download or read book The Fire Behaviour of Combustible Building Materials written by A. W. Moulen and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Fire and the Environment written by Brian J. Meacham and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-07-28 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fundamental purpose of this handbook is to raise awareness about environmental impacts of fire and fire suppression, primarily within the fire engineering and firefighting communities, but also within the environmental engineering and planning disciplines. The Handbook provides readers with a fundamental understanding of the problem and its magnitude and includes a set of tools and methods for assessing environmental, social and financial impacts, and a set of tools for identifying and selecting appropriate mitigation options.

Download or read book Fire Behaviour of Upholstered Furniture Related Articles and Constituent Products written by Confederation of Fire Protection Association and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Studies on the Fire Behaviour of Some Mattresses written by G. Caird Ramsay and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A representative range of mattresses was subjected to cigarette and burning paper ignition sources. Ignition by cigarettes was achieved only at the taped edge of the mattresses which had this design feature. Al I mattresses were readily ignited by the paper source but they showed differing f lame propagation, and heat and smoke release rates. Of particular note was the rapid release of large amounts of heat and smoke by the rubber/polyurethane foam and one of the polyurethane mattresses A prototype institutional mattress which incorporated an interliner showed a significant improvement in fire performance in terms of ignitability, flame propagation, and heat and smoke release. It is concluded that it is feasible to use 'mini-mattresses' for the assessment of such mattresses.

Download or read book Flammability Assessment Methodology for Mattresses written by T. J. Ohlemiller and published by . This book was released on 2000-08-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study addresses the fire behavior of bed assemblies, including a mattress, foundation & bedclothes. The focus is on development & application of a reproducible means of simulating the thermal impact which burning bedclothes materials impose on a mattress. Chapters include: fire behavior in bedclothes on an inert mattress; measurements of heat flux to an inert mattress; gas burner design & performance; tests of improved mattress technologies; thermal behavior of thin stainless steel foil; & summary of fire behavior of tested mattresses with gas burners & with bedclothes. Photos, charts & tables.

Download or read book Fire Behaviour of Upholstered Furniture written by Berit Andersson and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fire Behaviour of Upholstered Furniture an Experimental Study written by B. Andersson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 5 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Textiles Burning Behaviour of Bedding Items General Test Methods for the Ignitability by a Smouldering Cigarette written by British Standards Institute Staff and published by . This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bedding, Fire tests, Textile testing, Textile products, Textiles, Ignitability, Household equipment, Quilts, Pillows, Pillow slips, Mattress covers, Blankets, Sheets (bed), Flammability, Combustion, Cigarettes, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Test specimens