Experimental and numerical study of the effects of nanoparticles on pyrolysis of a polyamide 6 (PA6) nanocomposite in the cone calorimeter

Combustion and Flame

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2056-2062

  Zhang, Jianping ^a   Delichatsios, Michael A ^a   Bourbigot, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

Author keywords

Cone calorimeter; PA6 nanocomposite; Pyrolysis model; Surface layer

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FIRE RETARDANCY; HEAT RELEASE; LOSS RATES; MASS LOSS; NANOCONFINEMENTS; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PA6 NANOCOMPOSITE; PA6 NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYAMIDE 6; PYROLYSIS MODEL; QUANTITATIVE INVESTIGATION; SURFACE LAYER; SURFACE LAYERS; SURFACE RADIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL BARRIER; VIRGIN POLYMERS;

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; HEAT FLUX; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMERS; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOPARTICLE; POLICAPRAM; POLYAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETER; COMBUSTION; CONE CALORIMETER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GASIFICATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

EID: 70349183892     PISSN: 00102180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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