Ignition performance of new and used motor vehicle upholstery fabrics

Fire and Materials

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 265-282

  Spearpoint, Michael ^a   Olenick, Stephen M ^b   Torero, Jose L ^c   Steinhaus, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b Combustion Science and Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d DVS Risk Service GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fire safety; Ignition; Passenger vehicles; Seat covering

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; FABRICS; FIRE PROTECTION; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; HEAT FLUX; IGNITION; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOCOUPLES;

CONE CALORIMETER; FIRE SAFETY; PUBLIC VEHICLES; SEAT COVERING; TRANSPORT SYSTEM; UPHOLSTERY FABRICS;

FLAMMABLE MATERIALS;

EID: 26244453528     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.884     Document Type: Article

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