Fire behavior of upholstered furniture and mattresses / / by John F. Krasny, William J. Parker, Vytenis Babrauskas

• Autore: Krasny John
• Pubblicazione: Park Ridge, N.J., : Noyes Publications; Norwich, N.Y., : William Andrew Publishing, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 437 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 628.9222; 645.4
• Soggetto topico: Bedding - Fire testing; Fire resistant materials; Furniture - Fire testing; Upholstery - Fire testing; Upholstered furniture - Fire testing
• Altri autori: ParkerW. J <1926-> (William James) BabrauskasVytenis
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-419) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Fundamentals -- Test methods, standards and regulations -- Ignition sources -- Effects of test apparatus and of test scale -- Upholstered item design engineering -- Modeling -- Fire hazard analysis.
• Sommario/riassunto: In the United States alone, deaths due to furniture and bed fires still rank as the top-most category of fire losses. The flammability of upholstered furniture is a major concern of engineers and others across a wide swath of organizations. This book was written to provide its audience with the science and engineering need to better understand the combustibility of the products they manufacture, purchase, and try to extinguish. Beginning with a brief overview of materials, safety design and standards, the text covers topics such as flame ignition, spread, toxic gases, heat release rate
• Titolo autorizzato: Fire behavior of upholstered furniture and mattresses
• ISBN: 9786612002434; 9780815514572; 9781591241775; 1591241774; 9781282002432; 1282002430; 9780080946870; 0080946879; 9780815517207; 0815517203; 978-0-8155-1457-3; 9780815514573
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006843103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II