A Model for Non-Oxidative and Oxidative Pyrolysis of Corrugated Cardboard

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dc.contributor.advisorStoliarov, Stanislav Ien_US
dc.contributor.authorSemmes, Molllie Roseen_US
dc.contributor.departmentFire Protection Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-10T05:38:06Z
dc.date.available2013-10-10T05:38:06Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.description.abstractCorrugated cardboard is widely used in warehouse facilities. The flammable nature of the material, coupled with its ubiquitous presence makes the material a serious fire hazard. As a result, there is interest in developing a universal pyrolysis model that can accurately predict the burning characteristics of the cardboard. Pyrolysis of a double-wall corrugated cardboard was studied in anaerobic and oxygen containing atmospheres using thermogravimetric analysis and a newly developed Controlled Atmosphere Pyrolysis Apparatus (CAPA). The effects of moisture were also examined under non-oxidative conditions. A previously developed cardboard pyrolysis model was demonstrated to reproduce anaerobic gasification. This model was extended to include oxygen diffusion, oxidation reactions, and modified evaporation reactions. The modified model was validated against the mass loss rate data collected in the CAPA at 10.5 vol.% of oxygen and at 2.2 vol.% oxygen with moisturized samples under incident radiant heat fluxes of 20, 40, and 60 kW m-2.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/14701
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCardboarden_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCombustionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledModelingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPyrolysisen_US
dc.titleA Model for Non-Oxidative and Oxidative Pyrolysis of Corrugated Cardboarden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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