Fire behaviour of plastic parts in electrical appliances - Standards versus required fire safety objectives

Fire and Materials

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 83-96

  Babrauskas, Vytenis ^a   Simonson, Margaret ^b  

^a Fire Science and Technology Inc   (United States)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air conditioners; Audio video equipment; Computer equipment; Electrical appliances; IEC standards; Ignition sources; Plastics; UL standards

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; FIRE PROTECTION; FIRE RESISTANCE; PLASTIC PARTS; STANDARDS;

FIRE BEHAVIOUR; FIRE SAFETY; SAFETY STANDARDS;

ELECTRIC APPLIANCES;

EID: 33847069108     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: 10991018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.927     Document Type: Article

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