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Item Tested
Description
Main Material
Mass Fraction, Yi
First Material to Ignite
Total Weight (kg)
Burning Characteristics
Reference
Flammable Mass (kg)
HRRMAX (kW)
ΔHC (MJ/kg)
Coffee Maker Coffee Maker manufactured by Melitta. (Test 10)
Plastic
1.00
X
1.117
22
Andersson, Berit. Kaffebryggare. Department of Fire Safety Engineering. Lund Institute of Technology. Lund University. [Published in Stefan Sardqvist "Initial Fires: Smoke Production and Co Generation from Single Items and Room Fire Test."]
Coffee Maker Coffee Maker manufactured by Philips. (Test 11)
Plastic
1.00
X
0.82
19
Andersson, Berit. Kaffebryggare. Department of Fire Safety Engineering. Lund Institute of Technology. Lund University. [Published in Stefan Sardqvist "Initial Fires: Smoke Production and Co Generation from Single Items and Room Fire Test."]
Coffee Maker Coffee Maker manufactured by Melitta. (Test 12)
Plastic
1.00
X
1.29
10
Andersson, Berit. Kaffebryggare. Department of Fire Safety Engineering. Lund Institute of Technology. Lund University. [Published in Stefan Sardqvist "Initial Fires: Smoke Production and Co Generation from Single Items and Room Fire Test."]
Dishwasher Insulation made of material similar to felt. No deck; side and rear walls and hatch and bottom plate made of steel. (Test AP1) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
35.58
6.1
476
33.2
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Insulation
X
Dishwasher Insulation made of black material similar to bitumen. No deck; side and rear walls and hatch and bottom plate made of steel. (Test AP2) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
47.5
8.4
347
29.3
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Insulation
X
Dishwasher Insulation made of black material similar to bitumen. No deck; side and rear walls and hatch and bottom plate made of steel. (Test AP3) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
69.6
19.1
374
20
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Insulation
X
Dishwasher Side walls and hatch made from steel. No rear wall; a steel base also in the back. Plastic bottom plate; no deck. (Test AP4) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
66.15
18.6
723
19
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Plastic
X
Television, 25" CRT Television was a 25" cathode-ray tube (CRT) television with a hard plastic case. (Test TV1) ** Complete data found in reference**
Plastic
X
24.42
4.6
239
28.2
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
CRT
Television, 28" CRT Television was a 28" cathode-ray tube (CRT) television with a hard plastic case. (Test TV2) ** Complete data found in reference**
Plastic
X
31.83
5.2
274
31.9
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
CRT
Television, 28" CRT Television was a 28" cathode-ray tube (CRT) television with a hard plastic case. Test TV3) ** Complete data found in reference**
Plastic
X
30.53
5.3
211
28.6
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
CRT
Refrigerator / Freezer Side walls made of steel; refrigerator ceiling made of plastic, no metal plate. No metal plate between the motor and freezer. Refrigerant R134a. (Free burn - Test KL1) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
69.99
18
2125
28.1
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Plastic
X
R134a
Refrigerator / Freezer Side walls made of steel; refrigerator ceiling made of plastic, no metal plate. No metal plate between the motor and freezer. Refrigerant R600a. (Free burn - Test KL2) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
67.23
14.3
1816
28.1
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Plastic
X
R600a
Refrigerator / Freezer Side walls mad of steel, No metal plate between the refrigerator and freezer. Metal plate between motor and freezer. Refrigerant R12. (Burned in a cupboard - Test KL3) ** Complete data found in reference **
Steel
115.94
33.6
1148
18.5
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
R12
X
Refrigerator / Freezer Side walls made of steel; all intermediate levels made of plastic. No metal plate between the motor and freezer. Steel plate below the motor, open space in front of it. Refrigerant R134a. (Burned in a cupboard -Test KL4) **Complete information found in reference.**
Steel
121.91
15.3
1904
18.7
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Plastic
X
R134a
Washing Machine Housing, deck and bottom plate made of steel. Plastic Washing basin and washing drum made of steel. (Test PK1) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
69.32
10.1
345
31.1
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Plastic
X
Washing Machine Housing, deck and bottom plate made of steel. Plastic Washing basin and washing drum made of steel. (Test PK2) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
69.91
10.4
431
29.9
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.
Plastic
X
Washing Machine Housing and deck made of steel except rear wall upper portion made of plastic. Plastic washing basin with a steel washing drum. (Test PK3) **Complete data found in reference**
Steel
63.29
12.3
221
35.7
 Hietaniemi, Jukka, Johan Mangs and Tuula Hakkarainen. "Burning of Electrical Household Appliances: An Experimental Study." VTT Research Centre of Finland. Espoo, 2001.

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