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Placering av brännbart material på väggar och dess påverkan på brandspridning

Karim Hamoudi, Samantha LU and Nyström, Moa LU (2026) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM10 20252
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Abstract
The aim of this thesis was to investigate how the dimensions, placement and orientation of a combustible material can affect both fire characteristics such as flame height and heat release rate, and material characteristics such as surface lining classification. The extent of the effects was examined using a simplified version of a Single Burning Item (SBI) test. Several experiments were conducted in which 20 percent of the walls in the test facility were covered with combustible material. For each test, the dimensions, placement and orientation of the material were varied in order to identify their effects on the fire- and material characteristics. The result showed that the mean flame height varied only marginally between the tests. The... (More)
The aim of this thesis was to investigate how the dimensions, placement and orientation of a combustible material can affect both fire characteristics such as flame height and heat release rate, and material characteristics such as surface lining classification. The extent of the effects was examined using a simplified version of a Single Burning Item (SBI) test. Several experiments were conducted in which 20 percent of the walls in the test facility were covered with combustible material. For each test, the dimensions, placement and orientation of the material were varied in order to identify their effects on the fire- and material characteristics. The result showed that the mean flame height varied only marginally between the tests. The highest heat release rates were generally observed when the tested material was narrow rather than wide, positioned close to the fire source, and orientated vertically. One of the tests resulted in a lower surface lining classification than the others. In conclusion, the dimensions, placement and orientation of a combustible material primarily affect fire characteristics, particularly heat release rate, and may also influence the material characteristics such as surface lining classification. (Less)
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author
Karim Hamoudi, Samantha LU and Nyström, Moa LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Placement of combustible materials on walls and its impact on fire spread
course
VBRM10 20252
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Brandspridning, effektutveckling, ytskiktsklass, flamhöjd, SBI-test, brännbart material Fire spread, heat release rate, surface lining classification, flame height, single burning item, combustible material
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5754
other publication id
LUTVDG/TVBB--5754--SE
language
Swedish
id
9224748
date added to LUP
2026-04-01 14:06:10
date last changed
2026-04-01 14:06:10
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this thesis was to investigate how the dimensions, placement and orientation of a combustible material can affect both fire characteristics such as flame height and heat release rate, and material characteristics such as surface lining classification. The extent of the effects was examined using a simplified version of a Single Burning Item (SBI) test. Several experiments were conducted in which 20 percent of the walls in the test facility were covered with combustible material. For each test, the dimensions, placement and orientation of the material were varied in order to identify their effects on the fire- and material characteristics. The result showed that the mean flame height varied only marginally between the tests. The highest heat release rates were generally observed when the tested material was narrow rather than wide, positioned close to the fire source, and orientated vertically. One of the tests resulted in a lower surface lining classification than the others. In conclusion, the dimensions, placement and orientation of a combustible material primarily affect fire characteristics, particularly heat release rate, and may also influence the material characteristics such as surface lining classification.}},
  author       = {{Karim Hamoudi, Samantha and Nyström, Moa}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Placering av brännbart material på väggar och dess påverkan på brandspridning}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}