Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4920922 | Fire Safety Journal | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A series of compartment fire tests with multiple exposed timber surfaces have been undertaken to explore the effect of exposed timber on the fire dynamics and the potential for auto-extinction. A test with exposed wall and ceiling achieved auto-extinction after approximately 21Â min. Firepoint theory is applied using temperature data at the charline, is shown to predict a mass loss rate dropping below the critical value at 20-21Â min, and thus is successful in predicting auto-extinction. Additional uncertainties caused by delamination are explored, and recommendations for the use of auto-extinction in design are given.
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Authors
Alastair I. Bartlett, Rory M. Hadden, Juan P. Hidalgo, Simón Santamaria, Felix Wiesner, Luke A. Bisby, Susan Deeny, Barbara Lane,