This apparatus has been made to fill the standard requirements to test the combustion propagation characteristics of plastics, but not to assess fire hazards. It is used to measure flame duration and material consumed for small specimens of cellular plastics of densities less than  
 



 

This instrument determines the comparative burn rate and burn resistance of textiles, plastics and other automotive interior materials. It features a stainless steel construction, large glass-viewing window, door-mounted burner and lift-off top cover.  
 



 

Details: This apparatus measures the flame spread properties of vertically oriented textile fabrics intended for apparel, curtains and draperies in the form of a single or multi component fabrics.  
 



 

The glow wire test is to simulate the effect of thermal stresses, which may be produced by heat sources, such as glowing elements or overloaded resistors, for short periods, in order to asses the fire hazard by a simulation technique.