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Determination of the heats of gasification of polymers using differential scanning calorimetry by Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Walters, Richard N.

“…The amount of heat that is required to gasify unit mass of material is one of the key properties that define its ignition resistance and fire response…”
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Prediction of the burning rates of charring polymers by Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Crowley, Sean, Walters, Richard N., Lyon, Richard E.

“…A quantitative understanding of the processes that take place in the condensed phase of a burning material is critical for prediction of ignition and growth of…”
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Ethylene vinyl acetate/layered silicate nanocomposites prepared by a surfactant-free method: Enhanced flame retardant and mechanical properties by Shi, Yaru, Kashiwagi, Takashi, Walters, Richard N., Gilman, Jeffrey W., Lyon, Richard E., Sogah, Dotsevi Y.

“…Exfoliated EVA/layered silicate nanocomposites were prepared by a masterbatch process using polymer-modified layered silicate instead of small molecule…”
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Molar group contributions to polymer flammability by Walters, Richard N., Lyon, Richard E.

“…The specific heat‐release rate is the molecular‐level fire response of a burning polymer. The Federal Aviation Administration obtains the specific heat‐release…”
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Energetics of lithium ion battery failure by Lyon, Richard E., Walters, Richard N.

“…•First measure of anaerobic failure energy of lithium ion batteries.•Novel and simple bomb calorimeter method developed and demonstrated.•Four different…”
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A molecular-level fire growth parameter by Lyon, Richard E., Safronava, Natallia, Crowley, Sean, Walters, Richard N.

“…•A simple burning model is used to connect the continuum-level fire response of polymers to molecular-level thermal decomposition kinetics.•A micro (10−6 kg)…”
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A microscale combustion calorimeter study of gas phase combustion of polymers by Walters, Richard N., Safronava, Natallia, Lyon, Richard E.

“…A microscale combustion calorimeter (MCC) was modified to study gas phase combustion of polymers and flame-retardant plastics by adding carbon monoxide (CO)…”
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Effect of phosphorus on soot formation and flame retardancy in fires by Guo, Haqing, Walters, Richard N., Lyon, Richard E., Crowley, Sean

“…The mechanism by which phosphorus imparts flame retardancy to a burning polymeric solid remains controversial because of the complex coupling of gas and…”
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A simplified model on carbon monoxide yield in burning of polymeric solids containing flame retardants by Guo, Haiqing, Lyon, Richard E., Safronava, Natallia, Walters, Richard N., Crowley, Sean

“…•Br inhibits both CO generation and oxidation.•P does not have a noticeable effect on the combustion reaction rates.•Br and P are effective at reducing…”
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Pyrolysis combustion flow calorimetry by Lyon, Richard E, Walters, Richard N

“…A method for evaluating the combustibility of milligram samples is described. Pyrolysis-combustion flow calorimetry (PCFC) separately reproduces the solid…”
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Investigation of the thermal decomposition and flammability of PEEK and its carbon and glass-fibre composites by Patel, Parina, Hull, T. Richard, Lyon, Richard E., Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Walters, Richard N., Crowley, Sean, Safronava, Natallia

“…Conventional thermally durable materials such as metals are being replaced with heat resistant engineering polymers and their composites in applications where…”
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Heats of combustion of high temperature polymers by Walters, Richard N., Hackett, Stacey M., Lyon, Richard E.

“…The heats of combustion for 49 commercial and developmental polymers of known chemical structure were determined using an oxygen bomb calorimeter according to…”
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A molecular basis for polymer flammability by Lyon, Richard E., Takemori, Michael T., Safronava, Natallia, Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Walters, Richard N.

“…Empirical molar group contributions to the thermal combustion properties measured by microscale combustion calorimetry were determined by multiple linear…”
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Material properties and fire test results by Lyon, Richard E., Safronava, Natallia, Quintiere, James G., Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Walters, Richard N., Crowley, Sean

“…ABSTRACT Five material properties commonly used to describe the fire behavior of solids were evaluated as sole explanatory variables for four small‐scale fire…”
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Prediction of the mass loss rate of polymer materials: Impact of residue formation by Kempel, Florian, Schartel, Bernhard, Linteris, Gregory T., Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Lyon, Richard E., Walters, Richard N., Hofmann, Anja

“…Two different numerical simulation tools, Fire Dynamic Simulator (FDS) and ThermaKin, are investigated with respect to their capability to predict the mass…”
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Steady heat release rate by the moment-area method by Lyon, Richard E., Crowley, Sean, Walters, Richard N.

“…A simple mathematical procedure is described for computing temporal averages of heat release rate (HRR) data from the moments and area of the history. The…”
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Fire-resistant elastomers by Lyon, Richard E., Speitel, Louise, Walters, Richard N., Crowley, Sean

“…The molecular design of semi‐inorganic polymers has produced polysilphenylene–siloxane and polyphosphazene elastomers having comparable fire safety to heat…”
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Molar group contributions to the heat of combustion by Walters, Richard N.

“…Experimental results for the gross heat of combustion of over 140 commercial and developmental polymers and small molecules of known chemical structure were…”
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Fire Smart DDE Polymers by Lyon, Richard E., Speitel, Louise, Filipczak, Robert, Walters, Richard N., Crowley, Sean, Stoliarov, Stanislav I., Castelli, Lauren, Ramirez, Michael

“…The chemistry and properties of polymers containing the “fire smart” moiety 1,1-dichloro-2,2-diphenylethene (DDE) are described. These polymers are typically…”
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Fire-resistant cyanate ester-epoxy blends by Walters, Richard N., Lyon, Richard E.

“…The cure chemistry, thermal stability and fire behaviour of a series of fire‐resistant cyanate ester–epoxy blends were examined. The dicyanate and diepoxide of…”
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