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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.About:
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.read more
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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
Parina Patel,T. Richard Hull,Richard E. Lyon,Stanislav I. Stoliarov,Richard N. Walters,Sean Crowley,Natallia Safronava +6 more
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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