@article{ref1,
title="Radiant smoldering ignition of plywood",
journal="Fire safety journal",
year="2006",
author="Gratkowski, M.T. and Dembsey, N.A. and Beyler, Craig L.",
volume="41",
number="6",
pages="427-443",
abstract="This paper investigates the role of self-heating in the smoldering ignition of 18 mm (three-quarter inch) thick maple plywood exposed to radiant heat fluxes between 6 and 15 kW/m2 in the cone calorimeter for up to 8 h. The minimum heat flux for smoldering ignition was experimentally determined to be 7.5 kW/m2. This compares favorably to predictions made using classical self-heating theory. The role of self-heating was explored via temperature measurements distributed within the specimens. Elevated subsurface temperature profiles indicated self-heating was an important ignition factor resulting in ignition at depth with smolder propagation to the surface and into the material. The ignition depth was shown to be a function of the heat flux with the depth moving towards the surface as the heat flux increased.<p />",
language="",
issn="0379-7112",
doi="10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.03.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2006.03.006"
}