Numerical simulations of polymer pyrolysis rate: Effect of property variations

Fire and Materials

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 463-480

  Linteris, G T ^a  

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

Author keywords

fire modeling; fire retardant additives; fire simulation; heat release rate; material flammability; polymer burning rate; polymer flammability

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; FIRE DYNAMICS SIMULATOR; FIRE MODELING; FIRE RETARDANT; FIRE SIMULATION; HEAT OF REACTION; HEAT RELEASE RATES; IGNITION TIME; MASS LOSS; MASS LOSS RATE; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL CODE; POLYMER DECOMPOSITION; POLYMER PYROLYSIS; RADIANT FLUX; TIME CURVES; TIME TO PEAK;

ABSORPTION; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CALORIMETRY; ESTERS; FIRES; INFRARED RADIATION; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; PYROLYSIS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 80054062000     PISSN: 03080501     EISSN: 10991018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fam.1066     Document Type: Article

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