- 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