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To review the thermal analysis and flame spread hazards of thermal insulation materials, some research work during the past several years by SKLFS would be concluded in this paper. XPS, EPS, and PU were selected to undergo a series of thermal analysis experiments. We used TG-FTIR-GC/MS and explored the degradation mechanism of XPS and PU. The volatile gases during degradation process were analyzed. Then some studies on the radiation and thickness effects on XPS calorimetry were explored. Dr. Chen in SKLFS did some numerical studies on ignition hazards of PU and XPS. Then thermal insulation materials have conducted a series of bench-scale flame spread experiments with the effects of location altitude, sample width, thickness, and inclination angle.
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This study was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, No.2012CB719702) and Key Technologies R&D Program of China during the 12th Five-Year Plan Period (No.2013BAJ01B05). The authors greatly acknowledge these supports.
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Sun, J., Jiang, L. (2017). Thermal Analysis and Flame Spread Behavior of Building-Used Thermal Insulation Materials. In: Harada, K., Matsuyama, K., Himoto, K., Nakamura, Y., Wakatsuki, K. (eds) Fire Science and Technology 2015. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0376-9_5
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