NIST Technical Note 1799 Impact of Test and Foam Design on Smoldering

The performance of an upholstery cover fabric in the promotion of smoldering combustion of polyurethane foam (PUF) can be assessed by a previously developed bench scale test. The purpose of the research reported here was to determine whether the test apparatus and the polyurethane foam could be modified to increase the total assembly mass loss (more severe smoldering) while also increasing experimental repeatability.