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Author
Staggs, J. E. J.
Title
Theory for Quasi-Steady Single-Step Thermal Degradation of Polymers.
Coporate
Leeds Univ., Yorkshire, UK
Journal
Fire and Materials, Vol. 22, No. 3, 109-118, May/June 1998
Keywords
plastics | thermal degradation | solids | equations | thermal decomposition | polymethyl methacrylate | kinetics | temperature | mathematical models | heat flux
Identifiers
derivation of the quasi-steady approximations; existence of the quasi-steady approximation; alternative characterisation of kinetic parameters; validity of the quasi-steady approximation and the onset of quasi-steady behavior; effect of latent heat of vaporisation