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Re: Human behavior in fires, & accelerated vs -unaccelerated fires
Posted by:
Sir Gary (IP Logged)
Date: April 24, 2020 10:32AM
Although I'm mixing radiant heat with hot gas flow here,
even at the low end of a PU-mattress’s 810kW peak HRR belting out a 0,8m x 2m door
(if the ceiling was not yet breached, and heat & smoke generated could only get out through the door),
this equates to ±500kW/m2.