Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines

Reducing the rate of fire spread in buildings through the intersections of enclosing building structures with polymer pipelines is achieved by using fire clutches equipped with liners made of expandable materials. In case of a fire, it is ensured that the spread of flame through polymer pipelines is...

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Main Authors: Bogdanova Valentina, Kobets Olga, Buraya Oksana, Ustinov Andrei, Zybina Olga
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Language:English
Published: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University 2022-12-01
Series:Magazine of Civil Engineering
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Online Access:http://engstroy.spbstu.ru/article/2022.116.07/
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author Bogdanova Valentina
Kobets Olga
Buraya Oksana
Ustinov Andrei
Zybina Olga
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description Reducing the rate of fire spread in buildings through the intersections of enclosing building structures with polymer pipelines is achieved by using fire clutches equipped with liners made of expandable materials. In case of a fire, it is ensured that the spread of flame through polymer pipelines is hindered due to formation of a heat-insulating foamed layer. This layer does not allow the polymer low-melting pipelines to heat up to 120°C. Comparative assessment of heat-insulating and mechanical properties of two intumescent composites and their charred products were carried out to clarify the reasons for their heat-insulating efficiency. Composites included the same intumescent system (ammonium polyphosphate / pentaerythritol / dolomite / thermally expanded graphite) and different polymer binders. The research was conducted using the following methods: complex thermal and X-ray analyses, scanning electron microscopy, a number of standard and original techniques. It was established that heat-insulating ability of a charred layer is determined by temperature intervals in which interactions of initial components occur. The best mechanical, heat-insulating and morphological properties of investigated intumescent composites and their charred layers are achieved when temperature ranges referred to formation of organo-mineral framework and volatile thermolysis products are coinciding. For the composites studied in this paper, this temperature range was 350–400 °C. Thanks to this knowledge, it becomes possible to develop new fire-retardant composites with improved properties instead of selecting the components in empirical way. As a result, the general quality of fire-retardant materials may grow and their properties will be sufficient not only to meet the construction requirements, but to properly operate in case of fire as well, practically justifying the predicted effect.
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spelling doaj.art-842eb2bdc36849cf893b1a14906c371c2023-01-18T12:46:52ZengPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityMagazine of Civil Engineering2712-81722022-12-011160810.34910/MCE.116.720714726Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelinesBogdanova Valentina0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8557-9925Kobets Olga1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6702-7430Buraya Oksana2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6241-1281Ustinov Andrei3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6350-5338Zybina Olga4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9401-7206Research Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State UniversityResearch Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State UniversityResearch Institute for Physical Chemical Problems of the Belarusian State UniversityPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityPeter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityReducing the rate of fire spread in buildings through the intersections of enclosing building structures with polymer pipelines is achieved by using fire clutches equipped with liners made of expandable materials. In case of a fire, it is ensured that the spread of flame through polymer pipelines is hindered due to formation of a heat-insulating foamed layer. This layer does not allow the polymer low-melting pipelines to heat up to 120°C. Comparative assessment of heat-insulating and mechanical properties of two intumescent composites and their charred products were carried out to clarify the reasons for their heat-insulating efficiency. Composites included the same intumescent system (ammonium polyphosphate / pentaerythritol / dolomite / thermally expanded graphite) and different polymer binders. The research was conducted using the following methods: complex thermal and X-ray analyses, scanning electron microscopy, a number of standard and original techniques. It was established that heat-insulating ability of a charred layer is determined by temperature intervals in which interactions of initial components occur. The best mechanical, heat-insulating and morphological properties of investigated intumescent composites and their charred layers are achieved when temperature ranges referred to formation of organo-mineral framework and volatile thermolysis products are coinciding. For the composites studied in this paper, this temperature range was 350–400 °C. Thanks to this knowledge, it becomes possible to develop new fire-retardant composites with improved properties instead of selecting the components in empirical way. As a result, the general quality of fire-retardant materials may grow and their properties will be sufficient not only to meet the construction requirements, but to properly operate in case of fire as well, practically justifying the predicted effect.http://engstroy.spbstu.ru/article/2022.116.07/fire clutchthermoformable compositepolymer binderintumescent systemfoaming abilityheat-insulating efficiencythermal analysis
spellingShingle Bogdanova Valentina
Kobets Olga
Buraya Oksana
Ustinov Andrei
Zybina Olga
Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
Magazine of Civil Engineering
fire clutch
thermoformable composite
polymer binder
intumescent system
foaming ability
heat-insulating efficiency
thermal analysis
title Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
title_full Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
title_fullStr Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
title_full_unstemmed Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
title_short Intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
title_sort intumescent compounds for fireproofing of polymer pipelines
topic fire clutch
thermoformable composite
polymer binder
intumescent system
foaming ability
heat-insulating efficiency
thermal analysis
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