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Smoke generation from polypropylene in different thermal environments
Author(s) -
McIlhagger R.,
Hill B. J.,
Stephens G. G.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/fam.810140104
Subject(s) - polypropylene , smoke , materials science , thermal , fire retardant , radiant heat , composite material , waste management , engineering , meteorology , physics
This paper examines the effect of different thermal regimes on the production of smoke from a variety of injection‐moulded polypropylene samples. The tests were performed in a Stanton Redcroft BS 6401 smoke chamber. The results indicate that, of the thermal regimes examined, the radiant heat source alone produced the smoke with the greatest optical density, particularly after long exposure times, while the addition of an inorganic salt to the polypropylene produced a reduction in optical density. The different thermal regimes produced different effects depending on the additives used in the preparation of the polypropylene samples.