Polymer Combustion and Pyrolysis Kinetics
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2024 | Viewed by 4090
Special Issue Editor
Interests: flame spread over solid combustible surface; pyrolysis and its kinetics of chemical hazardous materials; thermal ablation prediction of charring materials; combustion and simulation of propellant
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Dear Colleagues,
The pyrolysis and combustion process are two important fields of study during the initial and development combustion stages, respectively, and they must be paid more attention due to their importance. The study of pyrolysis of a material in particular is fundamental for combustion and can determine the intensity of a potential fire disaster. Materials pyrolysis and combustion have drawn significant attention among fire researchers in recent years. As commonly used functional materials, polymer materials are widely used in external thermal insulation systems and indoor decoration, which also makes them the most popular materials in fire research. When a polymer surface is exposed to external heat flux, these exposed materials can degrade and generate combustible gas, which can escape from the materials’ surface through bubbling. When the generated combustible gas mixes with oxygen, the gas mixture can be easily ignited with a spark. At the same time, the generated flame can transfer heat to the pyrolysis surface in terms of heat conduction, convection, and radiation. Virgin materials will produce combustible gas continuously after being heated, and when the combustible gas accumulates with a high concentration, the front gas will be ignited by a flame. Compared with other combustible solids such as wood and cotton, polymers are synthesized artificially, easy to ignite, and generate poisonous gases. Therefore, research on how to prevent fire-related disasters involving polymers is pivotal.
Dr. Lin Jiang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer pyrolysis
- kinetic triplets
- combustion
- flame