@article{ref1,
title="Critical heat and mass transfer at pilot ignition and extinction of a material",
journal="Fire safety journal",
year="1986",
author="Rasbash, D. J. and Drysdale, DD and Deepak, D",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="1-10",
abstract="Traditionally, pilot ignition of a combustible solid is associated with a critical heat flux to the surface and a surface temperature necessary to produce the volatiles. More fundamentally, it can be interpreted in terms of a critical mass flow of volatiles sufficient to support a nascent flame capable of losing heat to the surface without the flame temperature being reduced to a value below which the flame is extinguished. Measurement of the critical mass flowrate at pilot ignition provides a method of quantifying ignition and extinction conditions in terms of basic properties of the solid and its decomposition products.<p />",
language="",
issn="0379-7112",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}