Application of oxygen consumption calorimetry to non-combustibility testing

Antti Ahonen, Ari Ojala, Henry Weckman, Martti Yli-Penttilä

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Abstract

The feasibility of oxygen consumption calorimetry to testing of non-combustibility of building materials is studied. The reasons for the ambiguities of the traditional test method are qualitatively discussed. The construction of the gas collecting system added to the conventional test apparatus is described and the necessary formulae for calculating the oxygen consumption are derived. The results of a test series on 11 different materials are given. The oxygen consumption and the simultaneously measured conventional test variables are compared. The results clearly suggest that oxygen consumption calorimetry is a consistent and powerful method for determining the non-combustibility of building materials.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationEspoo
PublisherVTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Number of pages30
ISBN (Print)951-38-2100-5
Publication statusPublished - 1984
MoE publication typeD4 Published development or research report or study

Publication series

SeriesValtion teknillinen tutkimuskeskus. Tutkimuksia - Research Reports
Number291
ISSN0358-5077

Keywords

  • flammability testing
  • heat measurement
  • oxygen consumption
  • tests

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