Repeatability and reproducibility of the ISO/TS 19700 steady state tube furnace

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 22-34

  Purser, J A ^a   Purser, D A ^a   Stec, A A ^b   Moffatt, C ^b   Hull, T R ^b   Su, J Z ^c   Bijloos, M ^c   Blomqvist, P ^d  

^a Hartford Environmental Research   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ISO TS 19700; Repeatability; Reproducibility; Steady state tube furnace; Toxic; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMBUSTION; FURNACES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; ROUTERS;

COMBUSTION PRODUCTS; COMPARTMENT FIRES; CONDITION; ISO TS 19700; REPEATABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STEADY STATE; STEADY STATE TUBE FURNACE; TOXIC; TUBE FURNACES;

LABORATORIES;

EID: 84868557752     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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