A Theory for Quasi-Steady Single-Step Thermal Degradation of Polymers

Fire and Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 109-118

  Staggs, J E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES;

ARRHENIUS REACTION; SURFACE RADIATION LOSSES;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0032057965     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(1998050)22:3<109::AID-FAM643>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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