Title

Modeling and experimental studies of thermal degradation of glass fiber reinforced polymer composites

Authors

Authors

M. Tsoi; J. F. Zhuge; R. H. Chen;J. H. Gou

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Fire Mater.

Keywords

glass fiber; fire retardation; thermal degradation; composite; FIRE; CHARS; HEAT; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

This study developed a numerical model that simulated the degradation rate and temperature profiles of a glass fiber reinforced polyester resin composite exposed to a constant heat flux in a cone calorimeter. By considering the thermal properties of the composite structure consisting of alternating layers of pure polymer and polymer-infused glass fiber mat, the numerical model seeks to reproduce the experimental data from the cone calorimeter test. The final results are achieved through adding a simulated heat flux from the pilot ignition of the degraded gas of the polyester resin. The good agreement between the predicted and experimental results suggests that such models are cost-saving tools over the process of designing and manufacturing of composites for meeting fire safety requirements, without having to fabricate many samples for testing and final selection. Copyright (c) 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Journal Title

Fire and Materials

Volume

38

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2014

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

247

Last Page

263

WOS Identifier

WOS:000331439100010

ISSN

0308-0501

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