- Author
- Butler, K. M.
- Title
- Physical Modeling of Intumescent Fire Retardant Polymers.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Book or Conf
- Polymeric Foams: Science and Technology. Proceedings. American Chemical Society. ACS Symposium Series 669. Chapter 15. 1997, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, Khemani, K. C., 214-230 p., 1997
- Keywords
- fire retardants | intumescence | intumescent coatings | fire resistant materials | foam barriers | numerical analysis
- Abstract
- Intumescent chemical systems are designed to swell into a thick, robust foam upon exposure to heat, protecting the underlying material from fire by providing a physical barrier to heat and mass transfer. The mechanisms determining the fire-resistant properties of these materials are not well understood. Various approaches to modeling intumescent behavior are reviewed. A three-dimensional model that incorporates physical and chemical phenomena at the scale of a single bubble is described.