TY  - JOUR
AU  - Xu, Qiang
AU  - Jin, Cong
AU  - Griffin, Gregory J.
AU  - Hristov, Jordan
AU  - Cvetinović, Dejan
AU  - Jiang, Yong
PY  - 2018
UR  - https://vinar.vin.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/7694
AB  - Different scale tests to explore the influence of fiberglass mesh on the fire behavior of expanded polystyrene (EPS) have been conducted. Micro scale combustion calorimeter to measure the heat release rate per unit mass, heat release capacity, and the total heat release of EPS and as well as the fiberglass for milligram specimen mass has been used. Cone colorimeter bench scale burning tests with the EPS specimens and EPS-fiberglass compound specimens have been carried out. The heat release rate per unit area, ignition times, and the derived minimum igniting heat fluxes were determined. Comparative burning tests on the fire spread tendency of EPS and EPS-fiberglass compound specimens have been carried out. It was established that the fiberglass mesh stabilizes the EPS fire as a wick fire due to the adherence of the melting polystyrene adheres to the fiberglass mesh and this causes an upwards fire spread.
T2  - Thermal Science
T1  - Influence of fiberglass mesh on flammability of EPS used as insulation of buildings
VL  - 22
IS  - 2
SP  - 1025
EP  - 1036
DO  - 10.2298/TSCI160405173X
ER  - 

@article{
author = "Xu, Qiang and Jin, Cong and Griffin, Gregory J. and Hristov, Jordan and Cvetinović, Dejan and Jiang, Yong",
year = "2018",
abstract = "Different scale tests to explore the influence of fiberglass mesh on the fire behavior of expanded polystyrene (EPS) have been conducted. Micro scale combustion calorimeter to measure the heat release rate per unit mass, heat release capacity, and the total heat release of EPS and as well as the fiberglass for milligram specimen mass has been used. Cone colorimeter bench scale burning tests with the EPS specimens and EPS-fiberglass compound specimens have been carried out. The heat release rate per unit area, ignition times, and the derived minimum igniting heat fluxes were determined. Comparative burning tests on the fire spread tendency of EPS and EPS-fiberglass compound specimens have been carried out. It was established that the fiberglass mesh stabilizes the EPS fire as a wick fire due to the adherence of the melting polystyrene adheres to the fiberglass mesh and this causes an upwards fire spread.",
journal = "Thermal Science",
title = "Influence of fiberglass mesh on flammability of EPS used as insulation of buildings",
volume = "22",
number = "2",
pages = "1025-1036",
doi = "10.2298/TSCI160405173X"
}

Xu, Q., Jin, C., Griffin, G. J., Hristov, J., Cvetinović, D.,& Jiang, Y.. (2018). Influence of fiberglass mesh on flammability of EPS used as insulation of buildings. in Thermal Science, 22(2), 1025-1036.
https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI160405173X

Xu Q, Jin C, Griffin GJ, Hristov J, Cvetinović D, Jiang Y. Influence of fiberglass mesh on flammability of EPS used as insulation of buildings. in Thermal Science. 2018;22(2):1025-1036.
doi:10.2298/TSCI160405173X .

Xu, Qiang, Jin, Cong, Griffin, Gregory J., Hristov, Jordan, Cvetinović, Dejan, Jiang, Yong, "Influence of fiberglass mesh on flammability of EPS used as insulation of buildings" in Thermal Science, 22, no. 2 (2018):1025-1036,
https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI160405173X . .