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Author
Spearpoint, M. J. | Quintiere, J. G.
Title
Predicting the Piloted Ignition of Wood in the Cone Calorimeter Using an Integral Model: Effect of Species, Grain Orientation and Heat Flux.
Coporate
Maryland Univ., College Park
Journal
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 36, No. 4, 391-415, June 2001
Sponsor
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
Keywords
wood | cone calorimeters | pilot ignition | heat flux | burning rate | ignition | charring | material properties | equations
Identifiers
integral model; thermo-physical material properties; thermal diffusivity values for species of wood tested; critical heat fluxes obtained from experiments; comparison of critical heat fluxes for ignition using 'high' and all incident heat flux data; measured and derived properties of wood samples tested; derived thermal conductivity and specific heat at ignition of the four species of wood tested