Modification of the oxygen index test for better evaluation of the relative flammability

Ševěček, P.; Filipi, B; Zapletalova, I

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“…This paper assumes the reader to be familiar with the Oxygen Index test. Sample issues such as effect of thickness, orientation, melting, etc., and test condition issues such as effect of flow rate, leaks, and effect of inert gas choice are well documented in the literature [1,[19][20][21]. The techniques introduced in this paper with respect to the actual operation of the Oxygen Index test are relatively minor and are designed to broaden the range of materials tested and the speed at which the results are obtained.…”

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A Model for the Oxygen Index of Plasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride

Dickens¹

1984

Journal of Fire Sciences

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Experimental Oxygen Index data taken on plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) systems which consisted of just poly(vinyl chloride) resin, PVC, and plasticizer are shown to obey a simple two-parameter equation for plasticizer loadings above 15 weight percent. The empirical equation is further tested using data for similar plasticized PVC compounds based on large number of commercial plasticizers and plasticizer blends. One parameter used in the equation is the Oxygen Index of the pure plasticizer determined using a simple modification of the standard Oxygen Index test procedure. The other parameter is shown to have essentially the same value for all the plasticizers tested. A detailed derivation of the empirical model is provided using published flame spread models adapted for the Oxygen Index test. Predictions of the Oxygen Index for the two-component (ideal) plasticized PVC compounds are within 2-3% of the experimentally measured values.

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A Model for the Oxygen Index of Plasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride

Dickens¹

1984

Journal of Fire Sciences

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“…It was with this background that we initiated studies to investigate the performance of horizontal test columns. The work took as its starting point the paper by Sevecek et al [6], and our data from an extensive range of tests with different types of columns were reported in 1984 [7].…”

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Comment on "Horizontal Burn Test at Different Oxygen Levels"

Wharton

1992

Journal of Fire Sciences

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The performance of various testing columns in small‐scale horizontal burning studies

Wharton

1984

Fire and Materials

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The use of Critical Oxygen Index testing columns in the horizontal configaration is investigated. Gas analysis results &om within columns of simple design indicate that they are unsuitable for burning studies because of entrainment of the external atmosphere and recirculation of combustion products. A new design of colomn and holder is proposed that eliminates these effects and provides B possible means of studying small-scale horizontal combustion in Merent oxygenlnitrogen mixtures.

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Modification of the oxygen index test for better evaluation of the relative flammability

Cited by 8 publications

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A Model for the Oxygen Index of Plasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride

A Model for the Oxygen Index of Plasticized Poly(Vinyl Chloride

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The performance of various testing columns in small‐scale horizontal burning studies

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