Measured Data
Specific Heat
Experiments for specific heat [J/(kg K)], or heat capacity, were conducted using a heat flow meter on unconditioned and dried samples at 10 °C, 20 °C, 30 °C and 40 °C.
Unconditioned
Temperature (C) | Specific Heat Mean (J/kg-K) | Standard Deviation (J/kg-K) |
---|---|---|
10.0 | 1539.0 | 63.0 |
20.0 | 1629.0 | 40.0 |
30.0 | 1696.0 | 69.0 |
40.0 | 1743.0 | 44.0 |
Dried
Temperature (C) | Specific Heat Mean (J/kg-K) | Standard Deviation (J/kg-K) |
---|---|---|
10.0 | 1426.0 | 26.0 |
20.0 | 1496.0 | 28.0 |
30.0 | 1544.0 | 19.0 |
40.0 | 1583.0 | 31.0 |
Thermal Conductivity
Experiments for thermal conductivity [W/(m K)] were conducted using a heat flow meter on unconditioned and dried samples at 15 °C and either 45 °C or 65 °C.
Unconditioned
Temperature (C) | Conductivity Mean (W/m-K) | Standard Deviation (W/m-K) |
---|---|---|
15.0 | 0.051 | 0.003 |
45.0 | 0.058 | 0.003 |
Dried
Temperature (C) | Conductivity Mean (W/m-K) | Standard Deviation (W/m-K) |
---|---|---|
15.0 | 0.050 | 0.001 |
45.0 | 0.057 | 0.002 |
Mass Loss Rate (MLR)
Mass loss rate [kg/s] was measured in cone calorimeter experiments at three heat fluxes: 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.
Cone Calorimeter: 25 kW/m2
Cone Calorimeter: 50 kW/m2
Cone Calorimeter: 75 kW/m2
Heat Release Rate Per Unit Area (HRRPUA)
Experiments for heat release per unit area [kW/m2] were conducted on samples conditioned at 20°C and 50% relative humidity using a cone calorimeter at three different heat fluxes: 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.
Cone Calorimeter: 25 kW/m2
Cone Calorimeter: 50 kW/m2
Cone Calorimeter: 75 kW/m2
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Yield
Carbon monoxide yield was measured during cone calorimeter experiments conducted at heat fluxes of 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.
Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] | Mean CO Yield [g/g] | CO Yield Std. Dev. [g/g] |
---|---|---|
25 | 0.034 | 0.003 |
50 | 0.042 | 0.002 |
75 | 0.048 | 0.003 |
Specific Heat Release Rate
Experiments for specific heat release rate [W/g], were conducted using a micro-scale combustion calorimeter at a heating rate of 30 K/min.
Derived Data
Soot Yield
Soot yield [g/g] was calculated from smoke obscuration data collected in cone calorimeter experiments conducted at heat fluxes of 25 kW/m2, 50 kW/m2, and 75 kW/m2.
Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] | Mean Soot Yield [g/g] | Soot Yield Std. Dev. [g/g] |
---|---|---|
25 | 0.068 | 0.003 |
50 | 0.067 | 0.002 |
75 | 0.059 | 0.013 |
Effective Heat of Combustion (Δhc)
Effective heat of combustion [MJ/kg] is calculated from data collected in both micro-scale combustion calorimeter experiments and cone calorimeter experiments.
Micro-scale Combustion Calorimeter
Value | R1 | R2 | R3 | Mean | Std. Dev. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heat of Combustion (MJ/kg) | 23.44 | 23.93 | 21.09 | 22.82 | 1.24 |
Cone Calorimeter
Incident Heat Flux [kW/m²] | Mean Effective Heat of Combustion [MJ/kg] | Effective Heat of Combustion Std. Dev. [MJ/kg] |
---|---|---|
25 | 27.4 | 0.5 |
50 | 27.3 | 2.3 |
75 | 28.4 | 0.4 |
Band Averaged Emissivity
Band averaged emissivity was calculated from reflectance measurements conducted with an integrating sphere and Fourier transform infrared spectrometer.
Source Temperature [K] | Emissivity | Std. Dev. |
---|---|---|
600.0 | 0.942 | 0.001 |
800.0 | 0.930 | 0.001 |
1000.0 | 0.917 | 0.002 |
1200.0 | 0.903 | 0.003 |
1400.0 | 0.890 | 0.004 |
1600.0 | 0.880 | 0.005 |
1800.0 | 0.872 | 0.006 |
2000.0 | 0.866 | 0.006 |