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Title: | Modeling the pyrolysis and combustion behaviors of non-charring and intumescent-protected polymers using "firescone" | Authors: | Shi, L Chew, M.Y.L Novozhilov, V Joseph, P |
Keywords: | Calorimeters Combustion Fire resistance Numerical models Pyrolysis Charring polymers Combustible materials Combustion behavior Cone calorimeter External heat flux Mass loss rate Polymer samples Pyrolysis and combustions Polymers |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Citation: | Shi, L, Chew, M.Y.L, Novozhilov, V, Joseph, P (2015). Modeling the pyrolysis and combustion behaviors of non-charring and intumescent-protected polymers using "firescone". Polymers 7 (10) : 1979-1997. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym7101495 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | A mathematical model, named FiresCone, was developed to simulate the pyrolysis and combustion processes of different types of combustible materials, which also took into account both gas and solid phases. In the present study, some non-charring and intumescent-protected polymer samples were investigated regarding their combustion behaviors in response to pre-determined external heat fluxes. The modeling results were validated against the experimental outcomes obtained from a cone calorimeter. The predicted mass loss rates of the samples were found to fit reasonably well with the experimental data collected under various levels of external irradiation. Both the experimental and modeling results showed that the peak mass loss rate of the non-charring polymer material occurred near the end of burning, whereas for the intumescent-protected polymer it happed shortly after the start of the experiment. "FiresCone"is expected to act as a practical tool for the investigation of fire behavior of combustible materials. It is also expected to model fire scenarios under complicated conditions. © 2015 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. | Source Title: | Polymers | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/180365 | ISSN: | 20734360 | DOI: | 10.3390/polym7101495 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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