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Criteria for piloted ignition of combustible solids

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In this paper, the onset of piloted ignition of combustible polymers is predicted by a gas phase combustion energy density of 1.9 MJ/m 3 that describes the lower flammability limit of fuel vapor-air mixtures.
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This article is published in Combustion and Flame.The article was published on 2007-12-01. It has received 121 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Minimum ignition energy & Ignition system.

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On the need for a theory of wildland fire spread

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the basis of understanding wildland fire behavior with the intention of stimulating curiosity and promoting fundamental investigations of fire spread problems that persist even in the presence of tremendous modelling advances.
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Investigation of the flammability of different textile fabrics using micro-scale combustion calorimetry

TL;DR: In this article, the micro-scale combustion calorimetry (MCC) was applied to evaluate the flammability of different textile fabrics including cotton, rayon, cellulose acetate, silk, nylon, polyester, polypropylene, acrylic fibers, Nomex and Kevlar.
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Correlations between pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry and conventional flammability tests with halogen‐free flame retardant polyolefin compounds

TL;DR: In this article, seven halogen-free flame retardant (FR) compounds were evaluated using pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry (PCFC) and cone caloricimetry.
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Investigation of the thermal decomposition and flammability of PEEK and its carbon and glass-fibre composites

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the flammability and fire behavior of PEEK and its composites using thermogravimetric analysis, pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry, limiting oxygen index, a vertical flame resistance test, and fire (cone) calorimate.
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Characterization of thermal properties and analysis of combustion behavior of PMMA in a cone calorimeter

TL;DR: In this article, the thermal degradation of a black poly(methyl)methacrylate (PMMA) in a cone calorimeter (CC) in air with a piloted ignition has been studied.
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An Introduction to Fire Dynamics

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the physical chemistry of combustion in fire and discuss the physical properties of fire and its application in a wide range of applications in fire science and combustion.
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SFPE handbook of fire protection engineering

TL;DR: This book provides thorough treatment of the current best practices in fire protection engineering and performance-based fire safety, and remains the indispensible source for reliable coverage of fire safety engineering fundamentals, fire dynamics, hazard calculations, fire risk analysis, modeling and more.
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Flammability characteristics of combustible gases and vapors

TL;DR: In this article, a summary of the available limit of flammability, autoignition, and burning rate data for more than 200 combustible gases and vapors in air and other oxidants, as well as empirical rules and graphs that can be used to predict similar data for thousands of other combustibles under a variety of environmental conditions are given.
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Fundamentals of Fire Phenomena

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of the history of fire and its application in the field of fire safety, including a discussion of the role of mass and energy conservation in chemical reactions.
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