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Download or read book Combustion of Mattresses Exposed to Flaming Ignition Sources, Part II written by Vytenis Babrauskas and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A test program was conducted to assess the hazards of institutional mattresses when subjected to a sustained flaming ignition source. This report gives results on full-scale room burns of ten different mattress types under several ventilation conditions. Tenability and rapid flame spread potential criteria were applied in a hazard assessment which showed a wide range of behavior among mattresses now being used in institutions. An extensive review of previous fire tests involving mattresses is included.