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Experimental parameters affecting the performance of the Purser furnace: a laboratory‐scale experiment for a range of controlled real fire conditions
Author(s) -
Carman J M,
Purser D A,
Hull T R,
Price D,
Milnes G J
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0126(200010)49:10<1256::aid-pi500>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - combustion , full scale , environmental science , range (aeronautics) , scale (ratio) , combustion products , process engineering , waste management , mechanical engineering , forensic engineering , materials science , engineering , composite material , chemistry , structural engineering , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Yields of toxic combustion products from burning materials vary considerably between different stages and types of fire, eg fully ventilated, vitiated. It is important that any laboratory studies of such phenomena be carried out as close as possible to real fire conditions. The Purser furnace has been developed to widen the range of fire types amenable to laboratory‐scale investigation. This paper describes Salford’s Purser furnace and reports the findings of a systematic assessment of the experimental parameters that affect the performance of the Purser furnace. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry