Fire hazard assessment of polypropylene wall linings subjected to small ignition sources

Journal of Fire Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 67-84

  Zhang, J ^a,b   Shields, T J ^a,c   Silcock, G W H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; Flame spread; Heat release rate; Ignition; Polypropylene; Pool fire; Small ignition source

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342884727     PISSN: 07349041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/073490419601400104     Document Type: Article

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