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Ignitability of Polymers Related to Polymer Properties and Different Steady States of Combustion Theoretical Approach

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A mathematical model of ignition and burning of organic polymers was used for evaluation and quantification of the tendency of polymers to ignition. The model permits investigation of the influence of one parameter of the polymer on the others. It was found that the model could be used for the verification of the ignitability method developed by Miller et al. [1].

Different steady states of combustion were found when using the model proposed. There is a characteristic steady state for normal flaming combustion, another for non-flaming combustion, and there are also unstable steady states that have no real physical meaning.

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  1. Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská c. 9, 842 36, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

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Búcsi, A., Rychly, J. Ignitability of Polymers Related to Polymer Properties and Different Steady States of Combustion Theoretical Approach. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 55, 727–739 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010157011275

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