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Author
Kashiwagi, T.
Title
Experimental Observation of Radiative Ignition Mechanisms.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Combustion and Flame, Vol. 34, 231-244, 1979
Report
CIB W14/80/21 (USA); WSS/CI 78-28, 1979, 30 p.
Book or Conf
Combustion Institute/Western States Section. Spring Meeting, 1978. In-Situ Combustion Technology, Ignition and General Combustion Topics. April 17-18, 1978, Boulder, CO, 1979
Keywords
pilot ignition | polymethyl methacrylate | lasers
Identifiers
PMMA
Abstract
Radiative ignition experiments were conducted of PMMA and red oak using a CO2 laser with incident flux up to about 20 W/cm(2) under auto-ignition and piloted ignition in air. The laser irradiates vertically perpendicular to the horizontal sample surface.