About 80% of all fire fatalities in Germany occur because of fires in homes. It has been known for some time that modern materials (synonym for materials consisting mostly of synthetic polymers) tend to burn differently from older materials (synonym for materials consisting mostly of fibrous cellulosic substances) and it has been acknowledged that the amount of combustible plastics in homes has increased significantly over the last decades. To investigate the influence of modern furniture and ventilation conditions of fires in homes, a series of four large‐scale tests in two living rooms (LRs) with adjacent rooms (ARs) was performed by BAM and the Frankfurt fire service. Two LRs, one with older furniture and one with modern furniture, were tested twice each. Each test started with the ignition of a paper cushion on an upholstered chair. The influence of modern materials on the fire development was investigated, as well as the influence of the ventilation on the fire development. In all settings, an upholstered chair was the first burning item. Results of the test series show that fires in rooms with modern furniture develop faster than fires in rooms with older furniture. This is true for temperature development in the rooms as well as for smoke production.

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现代塑料家具对家庭火灾中火灾发展的影响：客厅的大规模火灾测试

在德国，约有80％的火灾死亡原因是房屋火灾。一段时间以来，人们已经知道现代材料（主要由合成聚合物组成的材料的同义词）倾向于与较旧的材料（主要由纤维状纤维素物质组成的材料的同义词）燃烧不同，并且人们已经认识到，在过去的几十年中，房屋数量显着增加。为了调查现代家具和火灾的通风条件的影响，BAM和法兰克福消防局在两个带有相邻房间（AR）的起居室（LR）中进行了一系列四个大型测试。两台LR进行了两次测试，其中一台使用较旧的家具，另一台使用现代家具。每次测试都从点燃软垫椅子上的纸垫开始。研究了现代材料对火势的影响，以及通风对火势的影响。在所有情况下，软垫椅子都是第一个燃烧的物品。测试系列的结果表明，配备现代家具的房间中的火灾比配备较旧家具的房间中的火灾发展得更快。这对于房间温度的升高以及烟雾的产生都是如此。