Combustion of Mattresses Exposed to Flaming Ignition Sources, Part II

Download or read book Combustion of Mattresses Exposed to Flaming Ignition Sources, Part II written by Vytenis Babrauskas and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A test program was conducted to assess the hazards of institutional mattresses when subjected to a sustained flaming ignition source. This report gives results on full-scale room burns of ten different mattress types under several ventilation conditions. Tenability and rapid flame spread potential criteria were applied in a hazard assessment which showed a wide range of behavior among mattresses now being used in institutions. An extensive review of previous fire tests involving mattresses is included.