Table 4 Heat release data (as measured according to test method (open furniture calorimeter) described in 16 CFR 1633) for residential mattresses (Bwalya et al. [2009])
From: Assessment of factors affecting fire performance of mattresses: a review
Mattress construction | Combustible mass (kg) | PHRR (kW) | FIGRA (kW/s) | Effective heat of combustion (MJ/kg) | THR (MJ) | Total smoke released (m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Innerspring mattress with thick PUF pillow top −02 | 9.2 | 2038 | 8.78 | 24.9 | 232 | 42 |
Innerspring mattress with thin PUF pillow top −03 | 5.3 | 1648 | 9.75 | 24.3 | 131 | 29 |
Innerspring mattress with foam encased pocket coils-06 | 10.5 | 3496 | 15.33 | 24.5 | 256 | 126 |
Solid core with three layers of PUF-01 | 12.5 | 3493 | 15.25 | 18.5 | 231 | 94 |
Solid core mattress with viscoelastic foam top-04 | 13.3 | 3433 | 12.57 | 22.5 | 300 | 132 |