TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1990//
TI  - Methods to characterize heat release rate data
JO  - Fire safety journal
A1  - Mowrer, Frederick W.
A1  - Williamson, Robert Brady
SP  - 367
EP  - 387
VL  - 16
IS  - 5
N2  - Methods to characterize experimentally measured heat release rate data are developed. Exponential and t-squared representations are considered in detail; algorithms for these two representations are presented. These characterizations require the selection of two representative data pairs from a measured heat release rate history and evaluation of the peak heat release rate and the total cumulative heat released by a product. A superposition method is developed for the evaluation of composite products. Comparisons with measured heat release rate data are presented for a number of products. The selection of characterization parameters based on basic material properties remains for the future.<p />
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SN  - 0379-7112
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -