- Author
-
Shivadev, U. K.
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Emmons, H. W.
- Title
- Thermal Degradation and Spontaneous Ignition of Paper Sheets in Air by Irradiation.
- Coporate
- California Univ., La Jolla
Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA
- Journal
-
Combustion and Flame,
Vol. 22,
223-236,
1974
- Sponsor
- National Science Foundation, Washington, DC
- Report
-
Home Fire Proj. Tech. Rpt. 10,
- Contract
- GI-30957
- Keywords
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paper
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thermal degradation
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spontaneous ignition
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irradiation
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cellulosic materials
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kinetics
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heat transfer
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mass transfer
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ignition
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high temperature
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low temperature
- Abstract
- The temperature and surface-density histories of a radiantly heated thermally thin filter-paper sheet held freely in air were measured in order to study the dynamics of the ignition of paper.