Improved Venting for Flammability Limit Testing Using ASTM E681 Apparatus

dc.contributor.advisorSunderland, Peter Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorMcCoy, Conor Grahamen_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.accessioned2016-09-15T05:34:25Z
dc.date.available2016-09-15T05:34:25Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractThe literature on the determination of flammability limits was reviewed and experts on the ASTM E681 standard were interviewed to identify new means of improving the reproducibility of the ASTM E681 test. Venting was identified as a variable of flammability limits not yet addressed. Limitations of the current system for sealing and venting (a rubber stopper) were identified and addressed by the development of a custom burst disc. The burst disc was evaluated for its ability to hold and maintain a vacuum, its ability to vent at pressures of interest, and for its venting phenomena. The burst disc was deemed to be a satisfactory alternative to the rubber stopper and is recommended to be included in the ASTM E681 standard.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2323D
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/18831
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineeringen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledASHRAEen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledASTM E681en_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFlammabilityen_US
dc.titleImproved Venting for Flammability Limit Testing Using ASTM E681 Apparatusen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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