Correlation of toxic product yields from tube furnace tests and large scale fires

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1059-1070

  Hull, T Richard ^a   Lebek, Krzysztof ^a   Paul, Keith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cables; Carbon monoxide; Fire chemistry; Polypropylene; PVC; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CABLES; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; FIRES; FUNCTIONS; POLYPROPYLENES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SAFETY ENGINEERING; TOXICITY;

CABLE CONSTRUCTION; COMPLEX NATURE; EQUIVALENCE RATIOS; LARGE SCALE FIRES; LARGE SCALE TESTS; STEADY STATE; TOXIC PRODUCTS; TUBE FURNACES;

FURNACES;

EID: 80455174294     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.8-1059     Document Type: Conference Paper

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