Abstract
Rate of spread and other indirect measurements of fire intensity are often used as measures of flammability when fire-retardant chemicals are evaluated under laboratory conditions. The authors describe a system for obtaining the energy release rate directly and show its importance and relation to retardant effectiveness.
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Note: The authors are Research Foresters stationed at the Northern Forest Fire Laboratory, Missoula, Montana.
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George, C.W., Blakely, A.D. Energy release rates in fire retardant evaluation. Fire Technol 6, 203–210 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588919
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