Rate of heat release and ignitability indices for surface linings

Matti Kokkala, Philip H. Thomas, Björn Karlsson

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Abstract

Dimensional analysis is applied to one form of fire growth in a compartment to derive two indices for the classification of linings, an ignitability index and a rate of heat release index, that can be combined into a fire growth parameter, which here is made proportional to the time to flashover in the internationally standardized Room/Corner Test. The ignitability index is the inverse of the time to ignition. The rate of heat release index is obtained by integrating the rate of heat release in time, weighted in such a way that the values of rate of heat release immediately after ignition are of higher importance than those at later times. Both indices are determined from test results of the Cone Calorimeter.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)209-216
JournalFire and Materials
Volume17
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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