Calculation methods for the heat release rate of materials of unknown composition

Fire Safety Science

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 1165-1176

  Biteau, Hubert ^a,b   Steinhaus, Thomas ^a   Schemel, Christopher ^c   Simeoni, Albert ^d   Marlair, Guy ^b   Bal, Nicolas ^a   Torero, Jose L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

^c Packer Engineering Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

Author keywords

Calorimetry; Energetic materials; Fire chemistry; Heat release rate; Polymers; Wildfires

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE ENERGY; BURNING MATERIALS; CALCULATION METHODS; COMPLEX MATERIALS; CRITICAL PARAMETER; ENERGETIC MATERIAL; ENERGY RELEASE; HEAT OF COMBUSTION; HEAT RELEASE RATES; ITS EVALUATION; MASS BALANCE; MASS LOSS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PER UNIT; PINE NEEDLE; WILDFIRES;

CALORIMETRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FIRES; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYMERS; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

MATERIALS;

EID: 79959377685     PISSN: 18174299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.9-1165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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