Christmas trees-what happens when they ignite?

Burn tests were conducted on a number of Christmas trees commonly used in typical households. Trees were kept in room conditions for several weeks to dry out. Burn tests were also conducted on fresh and almost fresh trees to compare their burning behaviors wilth those of dry trees. Two trees were mo...

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Published in:Fire and materials 1994-01, Vol.18 (1), p.9-16
Main Authors: Damant, Gordon H., Nurbakhsh, Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Building technical equipments
Buildings
Buildings. Public works
Exact sciences and technology
Fire behavior of materials and structures
Fire protection
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Summary:Burn tests were conducted on a number of Christmas trees commonly used in typical households. Trees were kept in room conditions for several weeks to dry out. Burn tests were also conducted on fresh and almost fresh trees to compare their burning behaviors wilth those of dry trees. Two trees were moistened and wetted prior to burn to observe the effects of water on burning of dry trees. The foremost objective of this work was to quantitatively demonstrate the potential fire hazard of Christmas trees by measuring the rate of heat release and room temperature during the burn.
ISSN:0308-0501
1099-1018
DOI:10.1002/fam.810180103