Fires in rainforests: Quantifying litter bed flammability of cool temperate rainforests in eastern Australia
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.70111
Abstract: Abstract Premise Rainforests are usually too wet to burn, acting as natural barriers to fire spread and as refuges for biodiversity. However, climate change is increasing the risk of fire incursion into rainforests. Our capacity… read more here.
Keywords: bed flammability; flammability; litter bed; cool temperate ... See more keywords
Multivariate statistics for summarizing the diesel feeds for flammability attribute using a comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography composition.
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DOI: 10.1002/jssc.202001192
Abstract: Comprehensive two dimensional GC has been utilized for analyzing complex mixtures of hydrocarbons of diesel feeds. Here, we evaluated 19 diesel feeds for their Paraffinic, Naphthenic and Aromatic group compositions dictating their flammability properties. Compositional… read more here.
Keywords: flammability; diesel feeds; comprehensive two; two dimensional ... See more keywords
From traits to flames: leaf traits, plant strategies, and plant flammability across a moisture gradient in a frequently burned subtropical landscape
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DOI: 10.1002/oik.11137
Abstract: The distribution of plant functional traits across environmental gradients can reflect species' adaptations to local abiotic conditions. Widely measured leaf traits such as leaf area (LA), specific leaf area (SLA), and leaf dry matter content… read more here.
Keywords: history; plant; shoot flammability; plant flammability ... See more keywords
Effect of expandable graphite on thermal and flammability properties of poly(lactic acid)‐starch/poly(ɛ‐caprolactone) blend systems
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DOI: 10.1002/pen.24751
Abstract: The effect of expandable graphite (EG) on the flammability and thermal stability of a poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-starch/poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) blend was investigated. The samples were prepared by melt-mixing and characterized by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), simultaneous TGA-Fourier… read more here.
Keywords: effect expandable; poly lactic; expandable graphite; flammability ... See more keywords
The effect of hydroxyalkyls, derivatives of 2-hydroxypropane-1.2.3-tricarboxylic acid, on flammability and thermal properties of PUR–PIR foams
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DOI: 10.1007/s00289-017-2191-z
Abstract: This article describes the results of multidirectional research on the flammability and heat properties of rigid polyurethane–polyisocyanurate foams (PUR–PIR). They were produced, using new three polyols (citrates) obtained from 2-hydroxypropane-1.2.3-tricarboxylic acid (citric) and selected diols:… read more here.
Keywords: flammability; acid; diol; citrate ... See more keywords
Flammability testing of 22 conventional European pediculicides
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DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5396-z
Abstract: Lice have been parasitizing humans for at least 10,000 years. Since then, humans have tried to rid themselves of these unpleasant and potentially disease-carrying insects. Despite various plant extracts and chemical compounds being used to combat… read more here.
Keywords: conventional european; flammability; testing conventional; lice ... See more keywords
Comparative evaluation of the predictability of neural network methods on the flammability characteristics of extruded polystyrene from microscale combustion calorimetry
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DOI: 10.1007/s10973-019-08335-0
Abstract: Predictions of both combustible material flammability and heat release parameters have been long goals in fire safety research, for its complex heat, mass transfer and chemical reaction process in gas phase. In this study, neural… read more here.
Keywords: neural network; microscale combustion; flammability; calorimetry ... See more keywords
Experiment on the flammability variation of micron-sized aluminum powder depending on combustion environment for burning of aluminum-diluted oxygen
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DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2020.08.010
Abstract: Abstract Experimental research was conducted to study the combustion characteristics of clouds composed of micrometer-sized aluminum particles with an oxidizer blend of oxygen and superheated steam. Both ignition and combustion of an aluminum particle are… read more here.
Keywords: oxygen; flammability; combustion; aluminum ... See more keywords
Quasi-isobaric ignition near the flammability limits. Flame balls and self-extinguishing flames
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DOI: 10.1016/j.combustflame.2016.05.019
Abstract: Abstract Asymptotic analyses are presented for spherical flame kernels (steady solutions) and slow flame expansion in mixtures near and beyond the flammability limits corresponding to a molecular diffusion coefficient of the limiting species greater than… read more here.
Keywords: flammability; isobaric ignition; ignition near; quasi isobaric ... See more keywords
A flammability study of aluminium hydroxide (ATH) and ammonium polyphosphate (APP) used with hemp/epoxy composites
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DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124540
Abstract: Abstract A detailed flammability study of aluminium hydroxide and ammonium polyphosphate used with natural fibre composites manufactured using a resin transfer moulding process was completed. Three concentrations of each retardant (weight fractions of 4.5, 9,… read more here.
Keywords: flammability; study aluminium; flammability study; ammonium polyphosphate ... See more keywords
Thermodynamic cycle analysis of superadiabatic matrix-stabilized combustion for gas turbine engines
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118171
Abstract: Abstract In aircraft propulsion as well as stationary power generation, gas turbine engines remain a key energy conversion technology due to their high thermal efficiencies and low emissions. However, as emission requirements become increasingly stringent,… read more here.
Keywords: turbine; flammability; stabilized combustion; combustion ... See more keywords