Using heat lease rate to assess combustibility of building products in the Cone Calorimeter

Fire Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-92

  Carpenter, Karen ^a   Janssens, Marc ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Building products; Buildingcodes; Combustibility; Cone Calorimeter; Heat release rate

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; CALORIMETERS; FLAMMABILITY; OXYGEN;

BUILDING PRODUCTS; CONE CALORIMETERS; HEAT RELEASE RATE; OXYGEN BOMB CALORIMETERS;

FIRE RESISTANCE;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 17144408380     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10694-005-6390-z     Document Type: Review

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