IGNITION OF CELLULOSIC KINDLING FUELS BY VEREF RADIANT PULSES

Abstract

Radiant exposure values are reported for sustained flaming ignition of black a-cellulose, newspaper and kraft corrugated board exposed to constant- irradiance, thermal inputs of 30 ms duration and longer. The radiant exposure values are shown to be approximately proportional to the thickness of the exposed material and not strongly dependent on exposure duration for pulses this brief. The significance of sus tained flaming ignition, relative to ablation effects, for pulses of very brief duration is discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 15, 1963
Accession Number
AD0414174

Entities

People

  • Stephen W. Martin

Organizations

  • Northwestern University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ablation
  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Combustion
  • Engineers
  • Health Services
  • High Altitude
  • Ignition
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Public Health
  • Radiation
  • Square Waves
  • Thickness
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Forest Ecology
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.