Exploració per tema "Fire testing"

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    • Asset integrity in the case of wildfires at wildland-industrial interfaces 

      Ricci, Federica; Scarponi, Giordano Emrys; Pastor Ferrer, Elsa; Planas Cuchi, Eulàlia; Cozzani, Valerio (2022-05-30)
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      Wildfires are uncontrolled fires involving the combustion of wild vegetation. When a wildfire front approaches the Wildland-Industrial Interface there can be a serious threat for process and storage equipment items located ...

    • Combination of corn pith fiber and biobased flame retardant: a novel method toward flame retardancy, thermal stability, and mechanical properties of polylactide 

      Yang, Yunxian; Wang, DeYi; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Liu, Zhiqi; Zhang, Lu (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-05-01)
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      Some crop by-products are considered to be promising materials for the development of novel biobased products for industrial applications. The flammability of these alternatives to conventional materials is a constraint ...

    • Computer-simulation research on building-facade geometry for fire spread control in buildings with wood claddings 

      Giraldo Giraldo, Beatriz; Avellaneda Diaz-Grande, Jaime; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Rodríguez, Vladimir (2012)
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      Wood is a unique material with respect to fire. Despite being combustible, it is a stable structural element when confronted with flame due to its low thermal conductivity and characteristics of its chemical degradation ...

    • Computer-simulation study on fire behaviour in the ventilated cavity of ventilated façade systems 

      Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Avellaneda Diaz-Grande, Jaime; Giraldo Forero, María del Pilar; Burgos Leiva, Camila (EDP Sciences, 2013)
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      Fire spread through the façades is widely recognized as one of the fastest pathways of fire spreading in the buildings. Fire may spread through the façade in different ways depending on the type of façade system and on ...

    • Diseño de un marco de ensayo de sellado de juntas con movimiento 

      Plyushchenko Rybasov, Andrey (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-07)
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      En el presente trabajo de fin de grado se expone el planteamiento y diseño de un sistema mecánico que permita aplicar la condición de movimiento en los ensayos de resistencia al fuego de sellados de junta lineal según ...

    • Disseny i implementació d'un equip de fil incandescent segons norma UNE-EN 60695 

      Culí i Verdaguer, Josep (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-01-11)
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      [ANGLÈS] This project's main objective is to implement an equipment for testing according to UNE EN 60695 on the Fire Laboratory of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. This standard is of great importance in the ...

    • Espumas ignífugas de poliolefina libres de halógenos 

      Redondo Realinho, Vera Cristina de; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Maspoch Rulduà, M. Lluïsa; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (2012)
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      En el presente trabajo se han preparado y caracterizado espumas ignífugas de poliolefinas libres de halógenos. Se ha utilizado para ello una formulación comercial, empleada típicamente en la industria de cables, y se le ...

    • Estudio de nuevos retardantes de llama para la ignifugación de madera maciza 

      Garcia Zumaquero, Francisco Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-05-04)
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      A lo largo de este trabajo se ha estudiado el comportamiento de reacción al fuego de diversas muestras de madera conífera. Para ello se han utilizado muestras impregnadas con tratamientos protectores y otras sin, para ...

    • Estudio de velocidad de carbonización en maderas estructurales 

      Bracamonte Tejerina, Adriane (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-02)
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      El conocimiento del comportamiento ante el fuego de las maderas estructurales es un factor importante a la hora de realizar proyectos de edificación, de modo que se garantice la seguridad estructural de los edificios. Por ...

    • Estudio experimental de desarrollo de plásticos ignífugos 

      Garrido Sorribes, Àlex (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06)
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      Investigación bibliográfica y estado del arte.Selección de los componentes de la formulación. Establecimiento de las composiciones de estudio.Preparación de mezclas, materiales compuestos y espumas. Moldeo y mecanizado de ...

    • Evaluation of fire behaviour of flax fabrics treated with expandable graphite based coatings 

      Ardanuy Raso, Mònica; Ventura Casellas, Heura; Claramunt Blanes, Josep; Haurie Ibarra, Laia (2015)
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      lmprovement of the fire behaviour of flax fabrics treated with silica coatings containing expandable graphite preparad through sol-gel treatment has been studied. Results show that silica coating containing expandable graphite ...

    • Fire behaviour of a mortar with different mass fractions of phase change material for use in radiant floor systems 

      Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Mazo, Javier; Delgado, Mònica; Zalba, Belen (2014-12-01)
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      The present work focuses on the reaction to fire of a cement mortar containing phase change material (PCM), which is embedded in a lightweight aggregate, for buildings. Several samples containing different PCM mass fractions ...

    • Fire resistance performance of concrete-PVC panels with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) stay in place (SIP) formwork 

      Murillo, Michel A.; Tutikian, Bernardo F.; Ortolan, Vinícius De Kayser; Hoffmann Sampaio, Carlos (Elsevier, 2019-09-01)
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      Stay-in-place (SIP) formwork is a more-practical alternative to traditional steel or wood formworks due to its improved constructability and durability. The aim of this paper was to study the fire resistance performances ...

    • Flammability properties of organic phase change material 

      Palacios Trujillo, Anabel; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Fernández, Ana Inés; Cabeza Fabra, Luisa Fernanda; Barreneche, Camila (2015)
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      Organic PCM stands for an alternative to the enhancement of thermal inertia inside buildings. In contrast, its fire reaction is an inconvenient for being used in thermal energy storage. This study focuses on evaluating ...

    • Halogen-free flame retardant polyolefin foams 

      Redondo Realinho, Vera Cristina de; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Santana Pérez, Orlando Onofre; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (2012)
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      The present work deals with the preparation and characterizacion of an improved fire-resistant ethylene-acrylate foamed material containing calcium carbonate and a silicon elastomer. This grade, usually employed on the ...

    • High resolution fire behavior monitoring and plume simulation in the context of experimental fire 

      Paugam, Ronan Gabriel Michel (2022)
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      Coupled fire-atmosphere systems are currently developed to respond to the need of operational system in air quality and fire attack management. This work participates to this effort by proposing a simulation strategy where ...

    • Improvement of the fire behaviour of PCM in building applications 

      Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Fernández Llado, Javier; Redondo Realinho, Vera Cristina de; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (2012)
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      Phase change materials (PCM) have been proved to be an effective tool to regulate indoor temperature fluctuations and reduce the energetic demand of buildings [1,2]. Paraffins are among the most common PCM used for thermal ...

    • Influence of different parameters in the fire behaviour of seven hardwood species 

      Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Giraldo Forero, María del Pilar; Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Montón Lecumberri, Joaquín; Sonnier, Rodolphe (2019-07-01)
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      Wood is a widely used material in the construction sector, both in structural and non-structural applications. Tropical species are appreciated for their high quality and durability in furniture, outdoor and indoor claddings ...

    • Low flammability, foam-like materials based on ammonium alginate and sodium montmorillonite clay 

      Chen, Hong-Bing; Wang, Yu-Zhong; Sánchez Soto, Miguel; Schiraldi, David A. (Elsevier, 2012-11-30)
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      Low flammability, foam-like materials based on bio-based, renewable ammonium alginate and sodium montmorillonite clay were fabricated through a simple, environmentally-friendly freeze-drying process in which water is used ...

    • New strategies for fire retardancy of pine and beech wood 

      Lacasta Palacio, Ana María; Haurie Ibarra, Laia; Montón Lecumberri, Joaquín (2011)
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      Different treatments have been applied to pine and beech samples in order to evaluate their fire behavior. Boron and phosphorous flame retardants have been tested, as well as the synergic effect between boron salts and ...