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Effect of Wall Linings on Fire Performance within a Partially Ventilated Corridor
Research was conducted to determine the effect of three types of wall linings on fire performance within a partially ventilated corridor. Separate fire exposure studies were made with: (1) essentially noncombustible corridor wall and ceiling surfaces, except for wood doors and trim, and a wood wainscot 3-1/2 feet high; (2) wood-grained, prefinished hardboard applied to both wall surfaces; and (3) Select grade, red oak flooring applied to both walls of the corridor. Under the test conditions, the burning of the wood fire cribs could exhaust the supply of air in the immediate vicinity of the cribs within 6 or 7 minutes, resulting in a flashover along the entire length of the corridor ceiling, as the hot, unburned combustible gases progressively reached an unused supply of oxygen. This flashover occurred at approximately the same time whether the wall linings were of combustible or noncombustible material and occurred before any appreciable flame spread along the wall lining. (Author)
Effect of Wall Linings on Fire Performance within a Partially Ventilated Corridor
Research was conducted to determine the effect of three types of wall linings on fire performance within a partially ventilated corridor. Separate fire exposure studies were made with: (1) essentially noncombustible corridor wall and ceiling surfaces, except for wood doors and trim, and a wood wainscot 3-1/2 feet high; (2) wood-grained, prefinished hardboard applied to both wall surfaces; and (3) Select grade, red oak flooring applied to both walls of the corridor. Under the test conditions, the burning of the wood fire cribs could exhaust the supply of air in the immediate vicinity of the cribs within 6 or 7 minutes, resulting in a flashover along the entire length of the corridor ceiling, as the hot, unburned combustible gases progressively reached an unused supply of oxygen. This flashover occurred at approximately the same time whether the wall linings were of combustible or noncombustible material and occurred before any appreciable flame spread along the wall lining. (Author)
Effect of Wall Linings on Fire Performance within a Partially Ventilated Corridor
E. L. Schaffer (author) / H. W. Eickner (author)
1965
31 pages
Report
No indication
English
Industrial Safety Engineering , Coatings, Colorants, & Finishes , Walls , Fire safety , Buildings , Fires , Ventilation , Wood , Surfaces , Coatings , Combustion , Gases , Flame propagation , Tests , Tables , Corridors , Fire spread
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