CIBSE Guide E | Ch. 10 | Eq. 10.4

Time to burning of skin due to radiant heat

Calculates the time to burning of skin due to radiant heat for heat fluxes above 1.7 kW/m2

Reference

CIBSE (Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), 2019. CIBSE Guide E: Fire Safety Engineering. 4th edn. London: CIBSE.

Equations

t = 1.33 * q^{-1.35}