Flammability assessment of fire-retarded Nordic Spruce wood using thermogravimetric analyses and cone calorimetry

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1053-1066

  Hagen, M ^a   Hereid, J ^a   Delichatsios, M A ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Bakirtzis, D ^a  

^a Built Environment Research Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cone calorimetry; Fire retardant; Mono ammonium phosphates; Nordic Spruce wood; Thermogravimetric analysis

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; FIRES; FLAMMABILITY; FLAMMABILITY TESTING; IGNITION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WOOD;

CHAR YIELD; CONE CALORIMETER; CONE CALORIMETRY; EVOLVED GAS ANALYSIS; FLAMMABILITY PROPERTIES; IGNITION TEMPERATURES; NORDIC SPRUCE WOOD; PILOTED IGNITION; SPRUCE WOOD; THERMO-GRAVIMETRIC;

FLAME RETARDANTS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; CALORIMETERS; CALORIMETRY; FLAME RETARDANTS; FLAMMABILITY; GAS ANALYSIS; GRAVIMETRY; IGNITION; PICEA; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 70349777284     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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