- Author
- Tewarson, A. | Abu-lsa, I. A. | Cummings, D. R. | LaDue, D. E.
- Title
- Characterization of the Ignition Behavior of Polymers Commonly Used in the Automotive Industry.
- Coporate
- Factory Mutual Research Co., Johnston, RI General Motors Global R&D Operations, Warren, MI
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Sixth (6th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). July 5-9, 1999, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Poitiers, France, Curtat, M., Editors, 991-1002 p., 2000
- Keywords
- fire research | fire safety | fire science | plastics | ignition | automobiles | thermophysical properties | decomposition | melting point | temperature differences
- Identifiers
- ignition resistance; thermal response; thermally stable specialty polymers; location of parts in a vehicle; critical heat flux and thermal response parameter; Thermal Response Parameter (TRP); Critical Heat Flux (CHF)