Comparison of cone and OSU calorimetric techniques to assess the flammability behaviour of fabrics used for aircraft interiors

Fire and Materials

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 241-255

  Kandola, B K ^a   Horrocks, A R ^a   Padmore, K ^a   Dalton, Joyce ^b   Owen, Tim ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Dalton Lucerne Rare Fibres   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; Heat release; Image analysis; OSU calorimeter

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT FABRICS; FLAMMABILITY; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; IGNITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; THERMOPILES;

CONE CALORIMETER; HEAT RELEASE; OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY (OSU) CALORIMETER;

CALORIMETERS;

EID: 33746899056     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: 10991018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.903     Document Type: Article

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