Characterisation of the steady state tube furnace (ISO TS 19700) for fire toxicity assessment

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2058-2065

  Stec, Anna A ^a   Hull, T Richard ^a   Lebek, Krzysztof ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fire; Fire toxicity; ISO 19700; Purser furnace; Steady state tube furnace; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; EFFLUENTS; FIRES; HEAT FLUX; HEATING EQUIPMENT; MIXING; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CHAMBER TEMPERATURES; CHARACTERISATION; FIRE CONDITIONS; INTERLABORATORY REPRODUCIBILITY; ISO 19700; MIXING CHAMBERS; PRODUCT YIELDS; PURSER FURNACE; REAL FIRES; STEADY STATE TUBE FURNACE; STEADY STATES; TOXIC PRODUCTS; TOXICITY ASSESSMENTS; TUBE FURNACES;

FURNACES;

EID: 54549104348     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.02.020     Document Type: Article

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