Intumescent coating modelling based on small scale experimental tests

An investigation of two different intumescent coatings used in steel fire protection has been performed to evaluate their efficiency. Among other quantities, the steel temperature and the intumescence thickness variation were measured. A mathematical model for the intumescent coating is developed. I...

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Main Author: Mesquita, L.M.R. (author)
Other Authors: Piloto, P.A.G. (author), Vaz, M.A.P. (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10198/2038
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:bibliotecadigital.ipb.pt:10198/2038
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Summary:An investigation of two different intumescent coatings used in steel fire protection has been performed to evaluate their efficiency. Among other quantities, the steel temperature and the intumescence thickness variation were measured. A mathematical model for the intumescent coating is developed. It considers the coating decomposition and models the protection by two layers, the reacted and the unreacted layer. A comparison between the experimental results and the ones obtained from the numerical model is presented.