- Author
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Bruce, H. D.
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Downs, L. E.
- Title
- Ignition of Newspaper by Radiation With Variations in Moisture Content and Pluse Time. Technical Report.
- Coporate
- Forest Products Lab., Madison, WI
- Report
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AFSWP-1099,
October 31, 1958,
25 p.
- Keywords
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newsprint
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moisture content
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radiant energy
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humidity
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thermal radiation
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exposure
- Identifiers
- humidification; results of exposure of newspaper to thermal radiation from a graphite plate
- Abstract
- The results of experiments on the critical ignition energies of many combustible materials, that is, the minimum radiant energy to ignite the materials, have been reported. The effect of moisture content on the critical ignition energies of various materials was determined. Critical ignition experiments were carried out with short and long pluses of thermal energy.