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Heat Transfer in an Intumescent Material Using a Three-Dimensional Lagrangian Model

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Author(s)

Kathryn M. Butler, Howard R. Baum, Takashi Kashiwagi

Abstract

The addition of heat transfer calculations to a three-dimensional, time-dependent numerical model of intumescent materials is described. Intumescent materials protect an underlying substrate from fire through endothermic chemical reactions producing bubbles and through the reduced thermal conductivity of the final porous char. These mechanisms are demonstrated for a single bubble and multiple bubbles. Both flow and temperature fields within the intumescent melt are determined by summing fields due to the individual bubbles.
Proceedings Title
International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE)
Conference Dates
September 10-15, 1995
Conference Location
Orlando, FL
Pub Type
Conferences

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Keywords

fire research, bubbles, intumescence, mathematical models, numerical analysis, thermoplastics, heat transfer, thermal conductivity
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Butler, K. , Baum, H. and Kashiwagi, T. (1995), Heat Transfer in an Intumescent Material Using a Three-Dimensional Lagrangian Model, International Conference on Fire Research and Engineering (ICFRE), Orlando, FL, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911858 (Accessed October 7, 2025)

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Created September 10, 1995, Updated February 19, 2017
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