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  1. ryanfire

    Pasted and Unpasted Wallpaper Gross Calorific Values

    Thanks for the reply. The use of paste reduces the gross calorific value by about 15%.
  2. ryanfire

    Pasted and Unpasted Wallpaper Gross Calorific Values

    Hi guys, I've been doing some research into building materials and their calorific values. I came across the fact that the gross calorific value of unpasted wallpaper is higher than that of pasted wallpaper, which is strange considering the addition of an adhesive to the latter samples? I...
  3. ryanfire

    NFPA 557 - Fire Loads Formulae

    Cheers, thanks for you help!
  4. ryanfire

    NFPA 557 - Fire Loads Formulae

    Thanks for the reply. I understand it's just a draft but I can't figure out why it would increase the fire load fivefold just by one formula. I've checked and rechecked other drafts and they have exactly the same formula.
  5. ryanfire

    NFPA 557 - Fire Loads Formulae

    Hi guys, I'm doing a bit of research on the new NFPA 557 standard for the determination of fire loads in compartments, which is draft and available next year. I evaluated five compartments types for a range of occupancies and have found that the design fire load density outputted from NFPA 557...

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