Evaluation of foam/single and multiple layer Nomex fabric combinations in the cone calorimeter

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 607-612

  Kotresh, T M ^a   Indushekar, R ^a   Subbulakshmi, M S ^a   Vijayalakshmi, S N ^a   Prasad, A S Krishna ^a   Gaurav, K ^b  

^a Government of India   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; Flammability; Heat release; Nomex; Polyurethane foam; Smoke emission

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONES; FABRICS; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TREATMENT; IGNITION; POLYURETHANES; SMOKE;

CONE CALORIMETER; HEAT RELEASE; POLYURETHANE FOAMS; SMOKE EMISSION;

FOAMS;

ARAMIDE FIBERS; CARBON MONOXIDE; FABRIC; FOAM; HEAT TREATMENT; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 19144369189     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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