flame-spread rating
1Flame Spread Rating — A measure of the relative flame spread, and smoke development, from a material being tested. The flame spread rating is a single number comparing the flame spread of a material with red oak, arbitrarily given the number 100 and asbestos cement… …
2National Fire Danger Rating System — Contents 1 The National Fire Danger Rating System 1.1 Background[1] 1.2 Basic assumption[3] 1.3 Types of Fires[4] …
3Octane rating — or octane number is a standard measure of the anti knock properties (i.e. the performance) of a motor or aviation fuel. The higher the octane number, the more compression the fuel can withstand before detonating. In broad terms, fuels with a… …
4Building insulation materials — A selection of insulation materials can aid in building insulation. All of these are based on standard principles of thermal insulation. Materials used to reduce heat transfer by conduction, radiation or convection are employed in varying… …
5Rigid Panels — Rigid panel insulation is made from fibrous materials (fiberglass, rock and slag wool) or from plastic foam. They are sometimes sold in sections designed to fit tightly in standard wall cavities. When sold this way, they are called batts , and… …
6Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable — MIMS redirects here. For multi isotope imaging mass spectrometry, see Isotope mass spectrometry. PVC sheathed MICC cable. Conductor cross section area is 1.5 mm²; overall diameter is 7.2 mm …
7Plenum cable — is cable that is laid in the plenum spaces of buildings. The plenum (pronounced as IPAEng|ˈplɛnəm) is the space that can facilitate air circulation for heating and air conditioning systems, by providing pathways for either heated/conditioned or… …
8Insulator (electrical) — Ceramic insulator at railways Conducting copper wire insulate …
9Dropped ceiling — Dropped ceiling, after installation. Light fixtures, a speaker grill, smoke detectors, and an air grill are all visible …
10Rastra — is an insulating concrete form (IFC) used to make walls for buildings. It is composed of concrete and thastyron. Thastyron is a mixture of plastic foam and binder that is composed of eighty five percent recycled post consumer polystyrene waste… …
