- Author
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Hull, T. R.
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Lebek, K.
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Pezzani, M.
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Messa, S.
- Title
- Comparison of Toxic Product Yields of Burning Cables in Bench and Large-Scale Experiments.
- Coporate
- Bolton Univ., UK
L.S. Fire Laboratories, Via Garibaldi 28/A, 22070 Montano Lucino (Como), Italy
- Journal
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Fire Safety Journal,
Vol. 43,
No. 2,
140-150,
February 2008
- Keywords
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cables
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toxic products
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experiments
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FT-IR
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toxicity
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copolymers
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carbon monoxide
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carbon dioxide
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polyolefins
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classifications
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LC-50
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mass loss
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heat of combustion
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equations
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hydrogen chloride
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smoke yield
- Identifiers
- ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer; steady state tube furnace (SSTF) method; ISO classification of fire stages, based on ISO 19706; furnace conditions corresponding to characteristic stages of burning behaviour used in IEC 60695-7-50; cable identification and description; mass loss of compound for each cable for the two scales of test; effective heat of combustion for NYM cable as a function of equivalence ratio