Analysis of principal gas products during combustion of polyether polyurethane foam at different irradiance levels

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 933-940

  Bustamante Valencia, Lucas ^a,b   Rogaume, Thomas ^a   Guillaume, Eric ^b   Rein, Guillermo ^c   Torero, Jose L ^c  

^a ENSMA   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE MÉTROLOGIE ET D ESSAIS LNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; FID; Flame retardant; FTIR; PPUF; Pyrolysis; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ETHERS; FLAME RETARDANTS; GASES; MASS TRANSFER; PYROLYSIS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

CONE CALORIMETER; FID; FTIR; GAS SPECIES; HEAT RELEASE; IRRADIANCE LEVEL; MASS FLOW; POLYETHER POLYURETHANE FOAM; POLYURETHANE FOAM; RELEASE RATE;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 68349152640     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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