Particles from fires - A screening of common materials found in buildings

Fire and Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 295-314

  Hertzberg, Tommy ^a   Blomqvist, Per ^a  

^a SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carbon fibre; Composite; Fire; Particle size distribution; Particles

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; CALORIMETERS; CARBON FIBERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLAME RETARDANTS; HEALTH HAZARDS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ASBESTOS RESEMBLING PARTICLES; LOW PRESSURE IMPACTOR; SAMLL SCALE TUBULAR REACTOR; SMALL SCALE CONE CALORIMETER; WELL-BURNING MATERIALS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0346361844     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.837     Document Type: Article

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