Effect of heat flux on the burning behaviour of foam and foam/Nomex III fabric combination in the cone calorimeter

Kotresh, T. M.; Indushekar, R.; Subbulakshmi, M.S.; Vijayalakshmi, S.N.; Prasad, Arvind; Padaki, V. C.; Agrawal, Ashwini K.

doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2006.05.009

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“…As seen in Table 5, yields of CO 2 and CO measured in this work are in the same order of magnitude as those found by other authors [20][21] [22]. A significant difference is found in the CO 2 yield for an irradiance level of 10 kW•m -2 , as Kotresh et al [21] reported non-ignition of the polyurethane sample. Only one data point was found for NO yield [20], which is 5.5 times larger than the value found in current tests.…”

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Analysis of principal gas products during combustion of polyether polyurethane foam at different irradiance levels

Valencia¹,

Rogaume²,

Guillaume³

et al. 2009

Fire Safety Journal

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“…This soot yield is small compared to CO 2 yield of 2.43 g•g sample -1 measured by the same study [20]. Kotresh et al [21] calculated a ratio between CO and CO 2 mass flows near 2%, while our experiments give a ratio of 1% for all the irradiance levels (see column CO/CO 2 of Table 4).…”

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Analysis of principal gas products during combustion of polyether polyurethane foam at different irradiance levels

Valencia¹,

Rogaume²,

Guillaume³

et al. 2009

Fire Safety Journal

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“…Heat rapidly penetrates through such materials, resulting in a negligible temperature gradient within them. However, the use of cone calorimeters to study thermally thin materials such as fabrics has been limited [8][9][10][11]. Cone calorimetry studies of contaminated and decontaminated FR fabrics were not found.…”

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Characterization of the Combustion Process of Flame Resistant Thermal Protective Textiles in the Presence of Oily Contaminants: Effects of Contamination and Decontamination

Mettananda

Torvi

Crown

2009

Textile Research Journal

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This paper reports two experimental studies wherein the combustion process of flame resistant (FR) thermal protective textiles is characterized in terms of thermal decomposition and heat release parameters before and after contamination and in terms of heat release parameters after contamination and decontamination. Aramid and FR cotton/nylon decomposed at higher and aramid/FR viscose at lower temperature in the presence of oil. Oil interferes with thermally induced interactions between aramid and FR viscose, altering the thermal decomposition rates and formation of char, and thereby increasing the effectiveness of the flame retardant present in the viscose. It is apparent that oily contaminants present in FR fabrics affect the initiation of the thermal degradation and formation of char. All contaminated FR fabrics showed significantly higher peak heat release rate (PHRR), total heat release (THR) and effective heat of combustion (EHC) compared to uncontaminated ones. Oily specimens laundered with no detergent or prewash product had higher PHRR, THR and EHC compared to other treatments regardless of the fabric type or number of contamination/decontamination cycles. Heat release increased with increased number of contamination/decontamination cycles for most laundry treatments for all FR fabrics. FR cotton/nylon had the highest and aramid had the lowest PHRR and THR whether specimens were uncontaminated, contaminated or decontaminated. In this study heat release from FR fabrics increased with increased oily contamination.

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“…Over the years, cone calorimetry has been widely used as a small-scale test for characterizing the flammability of FPUF, FPUF composites, and BFs, and attempts (of varying success) have been made to correlate the small-scale results with the burning behavior of real-scale RUF. Several researchers have reported on cone calorimetric testing of flexible polyurethane foam FPUF/fabric composites [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. Most studies [9,[12][13][14][15][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] used HRR data for screening upholstery materials, while others [16,17,27] employed the approach to study the effects of flame retardants on the burning behavior of FPUF/fabric composites.…”

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Assessing fire-blocking effectiveness of barrier fabrics in the cone calorimeter

Nazaré¹,

Pitts²,

Shields³

et al. 2019

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Cone calorimetric experiments of flexible polyurethane foam (FPUF) and FPUF covered with a variety of fire-blocking barrier fabrics (BFs) were used to characterize and rank the effectiveness of BFs for reducing the flammability of residential upholstered furniture (RUF). In addition to BF properties, it was demonstrated that the burning behaviors of the FPUF/BF composites were sensitive to a wide range of experimental parameters including the sample configuration, heat losses to the underlying support base, and the two-stage pyrolysis behavior of the FPUF. Measurements using thermocouples (TCs) placed within the FPUF provided insights on FPUF pyrolysis behavior, the collapse rate of FPUF, and the thermal protective properties of barrier materials.

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Effect of heat flux on the burning behaviour of foam and foam/Nomex III fabric combination in the cone calorimeter

Cited by 20 publications

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Analysis of principal gas products during combustion of polyether polyurethane foam at different irradiance levels

Analysis of principal gas products during combustion of polyether polyurethane foam at different irradiance levels

Characterization of the Combustion Process of Flame Resistant Thermal Protective Textiles in the Presence of Oily Contaminants: Effects of Contamination and Decontamination

Assessing fire-blocking effectiveness of barrier fabrics in the cone calorimeter

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