A review on flaming ignition of solid combustibles: pyrolysis kinetics, experimental methods and modelling

J Gong, L Yang - Fire Technology, 2024‏ - Springer
Thermal induced pyrolysis and the following flaming ignition of solid combustible play
crucial roles in determining the occurrence of fire and the subsequent flame spread. This …

[HTML][HTML] Relationships between wood properties and fire performance of glulam columns made from six wood species commonly used in China

X Li, K Yue, L Zhu, C Lv, J Wu, P Wu, Q Li, C Xu… - Case Studies in Thermal …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Glued laminated timber stands as an increasingly favored engineered wood product in low-
rise modern timber structures due to its commendable structural performance and carbon …

A review of fire processes modeling of combustible materials under external heat flux

L Shi, MYL Chew - Fuel, 2013‏ - Elsevier
One-dimensional model is fundamental to two-or three-dimensional modeling of
combustible materials, which can be classified into wood, non-charring polymer, charring …

[HTML][HTML] Pyrolysis and spontaneous ignition of wood under transient irradiation: Experiments and a-priori predictions

I Vermesi, MJ DiDomizio, F Richter, EJ Weckman… - Fire safety journal, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Wood is a material widely used in the built environment, but its flammability and response to
fire are a disadvantage. Therefore, it is essential to have substantial knowledge of the …

Fire behaviors of polymers under autoignition conditions in a cone calorimeter

L Shi, MYL Chew - Fire Safety Journal, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Besides piloted ignition, autoignition is also an important aspect to real fire development as
combustible materials may be ignited without independent flame. Fire behaviors of non …

Influences of species and density on the horizontal flame spread behavior of densified wood

Y Zhou, W Qiu, P Zhou, Z Wang, X Zhang, X Mao, R Bu - Buildings, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Densified wood possesses outstanding mechanical properties and serves as a desired
construction material for modern timber buildings. However, the limited research on its flame …

Ignition of wood under time-varying radiant exposures

MJ DiDomizio, P Mulherin, EJ Weckman - Fire Safety Journal, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Many studies have utilized a small-scale experimental apparatus such as the cone
calorimeter to investigate the piloted ignition of wood exposed to constant levels of incident …

Experimental tools applied to ignition study of spruce wood under cone calorimeter

L Terrei, Z Acem, V Georges, P Lardet, P Boulet… - Fire Safety Journal, 2019‏ - Elsevier
A study of wood ignition was performed using a dedicated experimental setup including a
cone calorimeter. This setup mainly includes a non-intrusive metrology by infrared camera …

Pyrolysis and spontaneous ignition of wood under time-dependent heat flux

C Zhai, J Gong, X Zhou, F Peng, L Yang - Journal of Analytical and Applied …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
This work investigates experimentally and theoretically the effect of time-dependent incident
heat flux (HF), which is more reasonable in fire-like environment, on thermal degradation …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of the wood species on the fire behavior in vertical orientation

L Terrei, H Flity, O Ikhou, G Trohel, JL Torero, Z Acem… - Fire Safety Journal, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to investigate the parameters controlling auto-ignition,
degradation and auto-extinction of wood. For this purpose an extensive set of experiments …