Smoke component yields from room-scale fire tests

Richard G. Gann

This report presents the methodology for and results from a series of room-scale fire tests to produce data on the yields of toxic products in both pre-flashover and post-flashover fires. The combustibles examined were: a sofa made of upholstered cushions on a steel frame, particleboard bookcases with a laminated finish, polyvinyl chloride sheet, and household electric cable. The objective of the project is to establish a technically sound basis for assessing the accuracy of the bench-scale device(s) that will be generating smoke yield data for fire hazard and risk evaluation.