Citation

Willson KR, Janssens ML, Griffith AL, Carpenter KC, Huczek JP. Fire Polym. IV Mater. Concepts Hazard Prev. 2006; 321-333.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Chemical Society, Publisher Oxford University Press)

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Abstract

A recent research program conducted for the Motor Vehicle Fire Research Institute examined the yields of gases generated during the combustion of automotive materials. Eighteen materials taken from the exterior of a passenger van and a sports coupe were exposed to radiant heat fluxes of 20, 35, and 50 kW/m(2) using a Cone Calorimeter Gas samples taken from the exhaust duct were analyzed using an FTIR spectrometer to quantify the yields of CO, CO2, HCl, HCN, and NOx. Three materials, representing low, intermediate, and high peak CO concentrations in the Cone Calorimeter testing, were further evaluated using two commonly used smoke chamber test methods ASTM E 662 and ISO 5659-2 Yield data are presented for each of the materials tested, along with a discussion of the test methods and the relationships between the results generated by the various methods.