FIRE-RETARDANT POLYMERS IN THE FUTURE - SAFETY BY TESTS OR ENGINEERING

Authors
WOOLLEY D
Citation
D. Woolley, FIRE-RETARDANT POLYMERS IN THE FUTURE - SAFETY BY TESTS OR ENGINEERING, Die Makromolekulare Chemie. Macromolecular symposia, 74, 1993, pp. 1-10
Citations number
1
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Die Makromolekulare Chemie. Macromolecular symposia → ACNP
ISSN journal
02580322
Volume
74
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1 - 10
Database
ISI
SICI code
0258-0322(1993)74:<1:FPITF->2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The selection and control of fire retardant polymers for most current applications is made by a prescriptive approach supported by standard tests. There is now much international interest and commitment to nev fire safety strategies based on fire safety engineering. This paper ou tlines some of the issues which need to be addressed over the next dec ade, if the full benefits of fire retardant polymers are to be recogni sed in total fire safety designs.