Furniture Flammability: An Investigation of the California Technical Bulletin 133 Test. Part 1. Measuring the Hazards of Furniture Fires

摘要

The hazards due to furniture fires are examined. These include ignition of an adjoining item, flashover, CO toxicity, and reduced visibility as a result of smoke. Theoretical analyses are given to quantify the hazards, and typical parametric values are given for several materials representative of a range of fire performance. Results are presented in terms of conditions at the flame tip, at the onset of flashover, and for a ventilation-limited fire. Critical hazard measurements are identified, and an illustration is given on how to characterize the hazards.