NIST-GCR-97-725 A Burning Rate Model for Charring Materials Gregory William Anderson NUST United States Department of Commerce Technology Administration National Institute of Standards and TechnologyNIST-GCR-97-725 A Burning Rate Model for Charring Materials Gregory William Anderson University of Marlyand College Park, MD 20742 August 1997 U.S. Department of Commerce William M. Daley, Secrerary Technology Administration Gary Bachula, Acting Under Secretary for Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology Robert E. Hebner, Acting DirectorNotice This report was prepared for the Building and Fire Research Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under grant number 60NANB6D0120. The statement and conclusions contained in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the Building and Fire Research Laboratory.