Mathematical model for the nonsteady decomposition of intumescent coatings

AIChE Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2359-2370

  Di Blasi, Colomba ^a   Branca, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; RADIATION;

INTUMESCENT COATINGS;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

STEEL;

COATING; DECOMPOSITION; HEAT CONDUCTION; INTUMESCENT COATING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; PROTECTION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DYNAMICS; FIRE; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING; MASS; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PARAMETRIC TEST; PREDICTION; PROCESS MODEL; RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0001187743     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.690471020     Document Type: Article

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