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Influence of Flame Characteristics on Gas- Phase Fire Retardant Effectiveness

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Gregory T. Linteris, Nicolas Bouvet, Valeri I. Babushok, Fumiaki Takahashi, Viswanath R. Katta, Stanislav Stoliarov, Peter B. Sunderland

Abstract

The presentation discusses the influence of flame characteristics on gas-phase fire retardant effectiveness. First, the action of super-effective agents in co-flow diffusion flames is reviewed, highlighting how particle formation had a detrimental effect on the inhibiting action, and how this is affected by the flame type and structure. The role of base stabilization, flame oscillation, inhibitor loading, and other flame characteristics are described. Finally, the results of ongoing work with phosphorus compounds (DMMP) in a co-flow diffusion flame are presented.
Proceedings Title
Fire Retardants in Plastics 2014
Conference Dates
May 12-13, 2014
Conference Location
Denver, CO
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

Fire retardants, flame structure, cup-burner flames, DMMP, phosphorus flame inhibition
Fire modeling and Materials flammability

Citation

Linteris, G. , Bouvet, N. , Babushok, V. , Takahashi, F. , Katta, V. , Stoliarov, S. and Sunderland, P. (2014), Influence of Flame Characteristics on Gas- Phase Fire Retardant Effectiveness, Fire Retardants in Plastics 2014, Denver, CO, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=916168 (Accessed October 8, 2025)

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Created May 30, 2014, Updated February 19, 2017
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