for the arrangement of chairs in Figure 5.31, a fire starts in chair 1. Determine what chairs will be involved in the fire, and wha will be the HRR curve. Use the following simplified version of the HRR for the upholstered chair with polyurethane foam pad Hing of Figure 5.16.

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For the arrangement of chairs in Figure 5.31, a fire starts in chair 1. Determine what chairs will be involved in the fire, and what
will be the HRR curve. Use the following simplified version of the HRR for the upholstered chair with polyurethane foam pad-
ding of Figure 5.16.
HRR (Btu/s)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0
Chair 1
300
HRR of Chair
Time (s)
0
120
175
248
354
600
930
2100
9 fl
(2.7 m)
R= 3 ft (0.91 m)
Btu/s
0
28
250
2010
270
150
75
0
Note: The symbol X indicates location
of ignition.
Figure 5.31 Arrangement of chairs for Example 5.
600
Upholstered Furniture
with Polyurethane Padding:
Sofa
Chair
900
Time (s)
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
1200 1500 1800
HRR (<W)
Figure 5.16 HRR of upholstered furniture with poly-
urethane foam padding.
Transcribed Image Text:For the arrangement of chairs in Figure 5.31, a fire starts in chair 1. Determine what chairs will be involved in the fire, and what will be the HRR curve. Use the following simplified version of the HRR for the upholstered chair with polyurethane foam pad- ding of Figure 5.16. HRR (Btu/s) 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 Chair 1 300 HRR of Chair Time (s) 0 120 175 248 354 600 930 2100 9 fl (2.7 m) R= 3 ft (0.91 m) Btu/s 0 28 250 2010 270 150 75 0 Note: The symbol X indicates location of ignition. Figure 5.31 Arrangement of chairs for Example 5. 600 Upholstered Furniture with Polyurethane Padding: Sofa Chair 900 Time (s) 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 1200 1500 1800 HRR (<W) Figure 5.16 HRR of upholstered furniture with poly- urethane foam padding.
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