Width effects on the early stage of upward flame spread over PMMA slabs: Experimental observations

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 407-414

  Pizzo, Y ^a,b   Consalvi, J L ^b   Querre, P ^a   Coutin, M ^a   Porterie, B ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Burning rate; Flame height; PMMA; Pyrolysis front; Upward flame spread; Width effects

Indexed keywords

AIR ENTRAINMENT; PYROLYSIS; VIDEO RECORDING; WAVELET DECOMPOSITION;

BURNING RATE; FLAME HEIGHT; HEAT RELEASE; PER UNIT; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLY-METHYL METHACRYLATES; PYROLYSIS FRONT; RELEASE RATE; UPWARD FLAME SPREAD; WIDTH EFFECTS;

ESTERS;

EID: 59949083345     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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