Molar group contributions to polymer flammability

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 548-563

  Walters, Richard N ^a   Lyon, Richard E ^b  

^a GENERAL DYNAMICS   (United States)

^b WILLIAM J HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculations; Plastics; Thermal properties

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITION; FLAME RESEARCH; HEAT TRANSFER; OXYGEN; PLASTICS; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MOLAR GROUP CONTRIBUTIONS; POLYMER FLAMMABILITY; SPECIFIC HEAT RELEASE RATE; TEMPERATURE RISE;

POLYMERS;

FLAMMABILITY; MEASURING SYSTEM; PLASTIC; POLYMER PROPERTY; THERMAL PROPERTY;

EID: 0037452127     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/app.11466     Document Type: Article

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