doi:10.3850/978-981-08-7724-8_09-06

ABSTRACT

Material flammability properties are assessed on the basis of small scale tests which generally do not correlate well with full scale fire behaviour. This is, in part, due to the assumptions which are built into current test methods. A novel test method and analysis is presented intended to obtain more accurate estimates of flammability properties, to use with CFD and pyrolysis models. The test method replaces the insulated sample holder, used in most standard tests, with a well defined heat loss boundary condition.

Keywords: Cone calorimeter, Flammability, Nano-composites.

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