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Results from a mathematical model are investigated for fire growth on wall and ceiling combustible interior finish material in a compartment. A corner fire ignition source is maintained for 10 minutes at 100 kW and subsequently increased to 300 kW. For this scenario, experimental results are available from the EUREFIC program, and are compared to the model. The time for the total rate of energy release rate to reach 1 MW is examined. In addition to the 11 EUREFIC materials, eight other materials are examined in this scenario by using the model. These materials represent the type of materials formerly and currently used as cabin interior finish materials in commercial aircraft. The model yields good results in most cases; in other cases, the model can be made to yield better agreement with the experimental results by making small changes in the property data. These changes are within the range of uncertainty of the property data. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]