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Tests Indicate Venting Increases Smoke from Some Polymerics
The problem of voluminous smoke production during burning of plastic or polymeric materials is considered. Experimental data on smoke density resulting from both smouldering and flaming pyrolysis of cellulosic and polymeric sheet and foam materials are presented and compared. It is concluded that in general, although exceptions occur for specific materials, cellulosics produce much less smoke than polymerics under flaming exposure. The smoke production under smouldering exposure is roughly comparable for the two classes of materials. However, the polymeric materials show a marked increase of smoke production for flaming vs. smouldering while the converse is true for cellulosics. It is suggested that the fire fighting ventilation tactics developed and used for fires involving cellulosic materials may aggravate rather than ameliorate the problem of fighting fires involving polymeric materials.
Tests Indicate Venting Increases Smoke from Some Polymerics
The problem of voluminous smoke production during burning of plastic or polymeric materials is considered. Experimental data on smoke density resulting from both smouldering and flaming pyrolysis of cellulosic and polymeric sheet and foam materials are presented and compared. It is concluded that in general, although exceptions occur for specific materials, cellulosics produce much less smoke than polymerics under flaming exposure. The smoke production under smouldering exposure is roughly comparable for the two classes of materials. However, the polymeric materials show a marked increase of smoke production for flaming vs. smouldering while the converse is true for cellulosics. It is suggested that the fire fighting ventilation tactics developed and used for fires involving cellulosic materials may aggravate rather than ameliorate the problem of fighting fires involving polymeric materials.
Tests Indicate Venting Increases Smoke from Some Polymerics
A. F. Robertson (author)
1973
2 pages
Report
No indication
English
Experimental Smoke Venting Studies - Prognoses and Commissioning Tests
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