Heat release and structural collapse of flexible polyurethane foam

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1115-1122

  Kramer R H ^a   Zammarano, M ^b   Linteris, G T ^b   Gedde, U W ^a   Gilman, J W ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Combustion; Flexible; Foam; Heat release; Melt dripping; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

CONE CALORIMETER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EFFECTIVE HEAT OF COMBUSTION; EXTERNAL HEAT FLUX; FLEXIBLE FOAMS; FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANES; FOAM COLLAPSE; FOAM FORMULATION; HEAT RELEASE; HEAT RELEASE RATES; INITIAL STAGES; LIQUID LAYER; PHYSICAL BEHAVIORS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POOL FIRES; RATE OF PROPAGATION; SAMPLE SHAPE; STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE; UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE;

COMBUSTION; FLAME RETARDANTS; LIQUIDS; PHOSPHORUS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

FIRE HAZARDS;

EID: 77953232908     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.02.019     Document Type: Article

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