Thermodynamic and Kinetic Characteristics of Combustion of Discrete Polymethyl Methacrylate Plates with Different Spacings in Concave Building Facades

An, Weiguang and Peng, Lujun and Cai, Minglun and Hu, Kaiyang and Li, Song and Wang, Tao (2021) Thermodynamic and Kinetic Characteristics of Combustion of Discrete Polymethyl Methacrylate Plates with Different Spacings in Concave Building Facades. Polymers, 13 (1). p. 167. ISSN 2073-4360

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Abstract

Polymethyl methacrylate plates are widely applied to buildings, producing significant fire hazards. It lacks a theoretical basis for the fire risk assessment of polymethyl methacrylate in concave building facades. Therefore, experimental methods are used to investigate combustion characteristics of discrete polymethyl methacrylate plates in a concave building facade. Influences of fuel coverage and structure factor are investigated, which is scant in previous works. When structure factor is invariable, average flame height increases first and then decreases as fuel coverage increases, and the turning point is between 0.64 and 0.76. In total, three different patterns of pyrolysis front propagation are first observed for different fuel coverages. Flame spread rate first increases and then decreases as fuel coverage rises, and the turning point is also between 0.64 and 0.76. When fuel coverage is invariable, the flame spread rate first increases and then decreases with increasing structure factor, and the turning point is 1.2. A model for predicting the flame spread rate of discrete polymethyl methacrylate is also developed. The predicted values are consistent with experimental results. Fuel spread rate of discrete polymethyl methacrylate rises as the fuel coverage increases. The above results are beneficial for thermal hazard evaluation and fire safety design of polymethyl methacrylate used in buildings.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: polymethyl methacrylate; thermodynamics and kinetics; combustion; discrete flame spread; concave building facade
Subjects: STM Repository > Chemical Science
Depositing User: Managing Editor
Date Deposited: 02 Oct 2024 08:07
Last Modified: 02 Oct 2024 08:07
URI: http://classical.goforpromo.com/id/eprint/739

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