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NFPA 555:2021

Current

Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Guide on Methods for Evaluating Potential for Room Flashover

Available format(s)

Hardcopy

Language(s)

English

Published date

25-10-2020

Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope.1.2 Purpose. Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.1 General.2.2 NFPA Publications. 2.3 Other Publications.2.4 References for Extracts in Advisory Sections.Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General.3.2 NFPA Official Definitions.3.3 General Definitions. Chapter 4 Instructions for Use of This Guide 4.1 Procedures. 4.2 Illustration of Use. 4.3 Analyses. 4.4 Means of Fire Control. 4.5 Conditions for Further Analyses. 4.6 Fuel Packages. 4.7 Flashover-Potential Analysis. 4.8 Applications in Codes. 4.9 Noncombustibility. Chapter 5 Automatic Suppression Systems 5.1 General. 5.2 System Failure. 5.3 Hazard Protection. 5.4 Evaluation Considerations for Automatic Suppression Systems. 5.5 Design, Installation, and Maintenance.Chapter 6 Oxygen Availability and Ventilation 6.1 Considerations. 6.2 Oxygen Consumption. 6.3 Venting and Exhaust of Hot Smoke Layer.Chapter 7 Predicting Flashover for Fire Hazard Calculations 7.1 Background. 7.2 Estimating Room Flashover Potential.Chapter 8 Fuel Package Definition 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Fuel Package.8.3 Defining Fuel Packages.Chapter 9 Estimation Techniques for Heat Release Rate 9.1 Introduction.9.2 Preferred Hierarchical Order. 9.3 Full-Compartment Fire Tests. 9.4 Full-Scale Tests on Individual Items or Fuel Packages. 9.5 Tests on Large-Scale Mock-Ups of Individual Items. 9.6 Bench-Scale Tests on Composite Samples. 9.7 Bench-Scale Tests on Individual Materials. 9.8 Other Prediction Methods. 9.9 Materials of Low Heat Release.Chapter 10 Ignition of Secondary Items by Radiative Heating 10.1 Methods/Tools.10.2 Radiative Ignition of Materials.10.3 Radiative Heating. 10.4 Example Methods.Annex A Explanatory Material Annex B Room Fire Models to Predict Heat Release and Fire Growth Annex C Informational References

This guide addresses methods for evaluating the potential for room flashover from fire involving the contents, furnishings, and interior finish of a room.

DocumentType
Guide
Pages
44
PublisherName
National Fire Protection Association
Status
Current
Supersedes

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