Influences of properties and heating characteristics on the thermal decomposition of polymer/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 166-177

  Di Blasi, C ^a   Galgano, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flame retardance; Heat and mass transfer; Modeling; Nanocomposite; Thermal decomposition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ASPECT RATIO; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; MASS TRANSFER; NANOTUBES; POLYPROPYLENES; RATE CONSTANTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOLYSIS; YARN;

CARBON NANOTUBE NANOCOMPOSITES; CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; FLAME-RETARDANCE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MODELING; NEAT POLYMER; POLYMER CARBON NANOTUBES; PROPERTY; TRANSPORT MODELLING;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

EID: 84878116749     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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