Thermal insulation products – the propensity to undergo continuous smouldering

openaccess, Vol. 604 (12) 2022 / wtorek, 27 grudnia, 2022

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DOI: 10.15199/33.2022.12.01

Kaczorek-Chrobak Katarzyna, Kolbrecki Andrzej, Kuźnia Monika. 2022. Thermal insulation products – the propensity to undergo continuous smouldering. Volume 604. Issue 12. Pages 1-5. Article in PDF file

Accepted for publication: 8.11.2022

Continuous smouldering process of thermal insulation materials is a significant issue of fire safety of buildings. Fourteen different materials were tested. The minimum temperature of 250°C at the fourth thermocouple (400 mm above the ignition source) was adopted as a criterion of smouldering. Based on the test results, it was concluded that glass wool and cement-bonded particle boards showed a tendency to self-heat, and the loose paper fibres and fibreboards are prone to self-heating and continuous smouldering.
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PhD Eng. Katarzyna Kaczorek-Chrobak, Building Research Institute, Fire Research Department ORCID: 0000-0002-0406-6598
PhD Eng. Andrzej Kolbrecki
PhD Eng. Monika Kuźnia, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science

PhD Eng. Katarzyna Kaczorek-Chrobak, Building Research Institute, Fire Research Department ORCID: 0000-0002-0406-6598

 k.kaczorek-chrobak@itb.pl

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DOI: 10.15199/33.2022.12.01

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