Experimental Study on the Radiative Ignition of Silicones

Fire and Materials

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Hshieh, Fu Yu ^a   Julien, Christopher J ^a  

^a DOW CORNING CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERS; FOAMS; HEAT FLUX; RADIATION EFFECTS; RESINS; SILICON; VISCOSITY;

RADIATIVE IGNITION;

IGNITION;

EID: 0032157765     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1018(199809/10)22:5<179::AID-FAM650>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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