Citation

Watt SD, Staggs JEJ, McIntosh AC, Brindley J. Fire Safety J. 2001; 36(5): 421-436.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

A mathematical model is described for the behaviour of polymer combustion with char formation in thermally-thick conditions. A non-competitive single-step reaction is used, converting the polymer to char and volatiles. By examining this model numerically, the ignition behaviour of this system can be expressed as a function of the char yield. This simplified analytical approach yields good agreement with the numerical solution.