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Re: Floor exposure from mattress fire
Posted by: PMK140 (IP Logged)
Date: March 25, 2009 04:18PM

This is a fairly well-known phenomenon which Drysdale calls variously, "cross radiation," "feedback radiation," or "radiation feedback."

Also, take a look at NFPA 921-2008 figures 6.3.7.8.4(a) and (b).

Pat Kennedy, CFEI, CFPS, MIFireE
Fire and Explosion Analyst
Sarasota, Florida
[www.kennedy-fire.com]



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