Contents 



Page 



INTRODUCTION 1 



THE RATE-OF-SPREAD MODEL 3 



PROCEDURES 5 



Measurement of Spread Model Inputs 6 



Measurement of Fire Variables 8 



RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 11 



Rate of Fire Spread 11 



Regression Analysis for Fire Spread 17 



Reaction Intensity 18 



Weight Loss Related to Particle Size 18 



Flame Length 21 



CONCLUSIONS 23 



LITERATURE CITED 24 



