Measured Data

Mass Loss Rate (MLR)

Simultaneous thermal analyzer experiments were conducted at three heating rates: 3 K/min, 10 K/min, and 30 K/min.

Cone calorimeter tests were conducted at a heat flux of 35 kW/m2 on samples conditioned at 20°C and 50% relative humidity.

Simultaneous Thermal Analyzer

Cone Calorimeter: 35 kW/m2

Heat Release Rate Per Unit Area (HRRPUA)

Cone calorimeter tests were conducted at a heat flux of 35 kW/m2 on samples conditioned at 20°C and 50% relative humidity.

Cone Calorimeter: 35 kW/m2

35 kW/m² R1 35 kW/m² R2 35 kW/m² R3
Time to Sustained Ignition (s) 9.50 16.00 18.75
Time to Peak HRRPUA (s) 73.25 15.00 15.00
Peak HRRPUA (kW/m²) 104.92 110.78 112.78

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Yield

Cone calorimeter tests were conducted at a heat flux of 35 kW/m2 on samples conditioned at 20°C and 50% relative humidity.

Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] Mean CO Yield [g/g] CO Yield Std. Dev. [g/g]
35 0.03 0.002

Specific Heat Release Rate

Micro-scale combustion calorimeter tests were conducted at a heating rate of 30 K/min.

Derived Data

Band Averaged Emissivity

Band averaged emissivity was calculated from reflectance measurements conducted with an integrating sphere and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer.

Source Temperature [K] Emissivity Std. Dev.
600.0 0.846 0.003
800.0 0.805 0.004
1000.0 0.756 0.007
1200.0 0.704 0.011
1400.0 0.656 0.015
1600.0 0.615 0.020
1800.0 0.582 0.024
2000.0 0.554 0.028

Effective Heat of Combustion (Δhc)

Effective heat of combustion [MJ/kg] is calculated from data collected in micro-scale combustion calorimeter experiments.

Micro-scale Combustion Calorimeter

Value R1 R2 R3 Mean Std. Dev.
Heat of Combustion (MJ/kg) 10.61 9.83 9.87 10.1 0.36

Temperature at Onset of Decomposition

Simultaneous thermal analyzer experiments were conducted at three heating rates: 3 K/min, 10 K/min, and 30 K/min.

3 °C/min 10 °C/min 30 °C/min
Mean Onset Temperature (°C) 191 209 220
Std. Dev. Onset Temperature (°C) NaN 1 4
Mean Normalized MLR at Onset (1/s) 4.74e-04 5.14e-04 4.60e-04
Std. Dev. Normalized MLR at Onset (1/s) NaN 0.42e-04 0.30e-04
Mean Mass Fraction at Onset 0.98 0.99 0.99
Std. Dev. Mass Fraction at Onset NaN 0.00 0.00
Mean Temperature at end of Decomposition (°C) 420 448 437
Std. Dev. Temperature at end of Decomposition (°C) NaN 3 31