Experimental study of altitude and orientation effects on heat transfer over polystyrene insulation material: Ignition and combustion behaviors

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 281-293

  Huang, Xinjie ^a   Liu, Wei ^a   Zhao, Jie ^a   Zhang, Ying ^b   Sun, Jinhua ^c  

^a ANHUI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Altitude; Flame spread; Mass loss rate; Piloted ignition; Sample orientation

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER; INSULATING MATERIALS; LAKES; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POLYSTYRENES; SHRINKAGE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ALTITUDE; COMBUSTION BEHAVIOR; COMBUSTION CHARACTERISTICS; FLAME SPREAD; INSULATION MATERIALS; MASS LOSS RATE; ORIENTATION EFFECT; PILOTED IGNITION;

IGNITION;

EID: 84941996635     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: 15882926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-015-4667-0     Document Type: Article

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