Radiative ignition of combustible materials I. Polymeric materials undergoing nonflaming thermal degradation - The critical storage problem

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 30, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 177-195

  Balakrishnan, E ^c   Nelson, M I ^a   Wake, G C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; Nonflaming combustion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033486363     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(99)00207-1     Document Type: Article

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