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On the influence of ignition power and burner size on fire growth in room fire experiments

Year of publication

1986

Authors

Ahonen, Antti; Holmlund, Christer; Kokkala, Matti

Abstract

The influence of the ignition power and the size of the ignition source on the fire growth in full scale room fire tests is studied. The fire test room and its instrumentation are described. In the experiments the following variables were measured: gas temperature, total heat flux to the floor, smoke production, and rate of heat release. The results of a test series with three ignition powers and three burner sizes in a fire test room lined with Shipboard are given. The results indicate that a feasible ignition power is of the order of 160 kW, with a burner top surface of 170 mm x 170 mm to 305 mm x 305 mm.
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Organizations and authors

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd

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Publication type

Publication format

Monograph

Audience

Professional

MINEDU's publication type classification code

D4 Published development or research report or study

Publication channel information

Journal

Valtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tutkimuksia - Research Reports

Publisher

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Issue

383

ISSN

0358-5077

ISBN

951-38-2489-6

Open access

Open access in the publisher’s service

No

License of the publisher’s version

Other license

Self-archived

No

Other information

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Language

English

International co-publication

No

Co-publication with a company

No

The publication is included in the Ministry of Education and Culture’s Publication data collection

No