Three ceiling materials from Zhongtong Bus, China, showed significant heat release within a minute at heat flux 25 kW/m2. The three materials consisted of a PVC covering with backing materials (1) polyethylene + polypropylene, (2) non-woven fibre + plywood and (3)...
NFPA report shows better data and more research are needed on pollutant emissions and rebuild impacts of accidental fires. The report assessed literature today available on pollutants released by fires in the built environment, to water runoff, in the contamination...
PIN flame retardants reduce heat and smoke release from PET-core / glass fibre / epoxy structural sandwich panels. Several phosphorus flame retardants were tested in the PET core of 15mm panels with glass fribre and DGEBA epoxy resin PIN flame retardants reduce heat...
Tests on mock external wall facades raise questions on how smoke toxicity might impact building occupants in a fire. This study publishes work already presented at FRPM2019 (see pinfa Newsletter n°103). Using a 5m high mock wall in a 10m high test enclosure, four...
More research is needed to correlate bench-scale fire tests on materials to real fire emissions. The review considers the different toxicants emitted in fires, with acute or chronic impacts, including incapacitation; different materials fire emissions test systems;...
