TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Evaluation of Forest Fuel Flammability and Combustion Properties with an Adapted Mass Loss Calorimeter Device
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - Madrigal, J.
A1  - Hernando, C.
A1  - Guijarro, M.
A1  - Díez, C.
A1  - Marino, E.
A1  - De Castro, A.J.
SP  - 323
EP  - 342
VL  - 27
IS  - 4
N2  - An adapted bench-scale Mass Loss Calorimeter (MLC) device for evaluating forest fuel flammability and combustion properties is proposed. This fire test apparatus consists of an MLC fitted with a chimney containing a thermopile. After the thermopile output has been calibrated by use of a methane burner, these data are used to quantify heat release, as an alternative to the classical measurement of oxygen consumption due to combustion. The results showed good repeatability and reasonable approximation to HRR values obtained with a cone calorimeter, and also demonstrated that each variable analyzed was significantly affected by the species considered.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904109102030
ID  - ref1
ER  -