Relevant model complexity for non-charring polymer pyrolysis

Fire Safety Journal

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 36-44

  Bal, Nicolas ^a,b   Rein, Guillermo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches de l'Industrie du Béton   (France)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Modelling complexity; PMMA; Pyrolysis; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DEGRADATION; FORECASTING; HEAT TRANSFER; PYROLYSIS;

CHARRING POLYMERS; CHEMICAL MECHANISM; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; MASS LOSS RATE; MODELING COMPLEXITY; POLYMER PYROLYSIS; POLYMETHYLMETHACRYLATE; PYROLYSIS MODELING; SENSITIVITY; SURFACE TEMPERATURES;

SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84883431266     PISSN: 03797112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2013.08.015     Document Type: Article

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