Analytical Model of Pyrolysis for a Finite Thickness Sample on a Semi-Infinite Base.
Analytical Model of Pyrolysis for a Finite Thickness
Sample on a Semi-Infinite Base.
(150 K)
Butler, K. M.
NISTIR 5904; October 1996.
National Institute of Standards and Technology. Annual
Conference on Fire Research: Book of Abstracts.
October 28-31, 1996, Gaithersburg, MD, 103-104 pp, 1996.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
Order number: PB97-153514
Keywords:
fire research; fire science; thickness; pyrolysis;
flammability tests; substrates; material properties
Abstract:
To test the flammability of materials, a sample is
placed on a substrate and exposed to a uniform heat
flux. Measurements include sample mass and upper and
lower surface temperatures as functions of time.
Several analytical models have been developed in an
attempt to fully understand the relationship between
properties of the tested materials and test results.
Most of these models have assumed a semi-infinite
sample, although the finite thickness of the sample is
known to have a significant effect on pyrolysis
behavior. An analytical solution that includes finite
sample thickness and the material properties of the base
is introduced in this abstract.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899