Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of Polymers
The problem of thermal protection is explored for two idiosyncratic reactive systems, namely a sacrificial heat-sink material and an intumescent system where a dynamically evolving insulation layer is produced from an initially thin coating. Relatively simple mathematical models of both systems are...
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| description | The problem of thermal protection is explored for two idiosyncratic reactive systems, namely a sacrificial heat-sink material and an intumescent system where a dynamically evolving insulation layer is produced from an initially thin coating. Relatively simple mathematical models of both systems are proposed that encompass the important physical characteristics of each situation and these models are analysed using a mixture of numerical and analytical techniques. Important dimensionless parameter groups are identified and domains of parameter space where thermal performance is particularly good- or particularly bad- are identified. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e0b8859a79f468890021632077fd0c82022-12-22T03:31:12ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442015-07-01884679469810.3390/ma8084679ma8084679Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of PolymersJohn Staggs0Energy Research Institute, School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKThe problem of thermal protection is explored for two idiosyncratic reactive systems, namely a sacrificial heat-sink material and an intumescent system where a dynamically evolving insulation layer is produced from an initially thin coating. Relatively simple mathematical models of both systems are proposed that encompass the important physical characteristics of each situation and these models are analysed using a mixture of numerical and analytical techniques. Important dimensionless parameter groups are identified and domains of parameter space where thermal performance is particularly good- or particularly bad- are identified.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/8/8/4679thermal protectionmodellingheat sinkintumescence |
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| title | Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of Polymers |
| title_full | Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of Polymers |
| title_fullStr | Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of Polymers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of Polymers |
| title_short | Important Parameter Groups in Thermal Protection of Polymers |
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| topic | thermal protection modelling heat sink intumescence |
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