Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology

The Korean Society of Wood Science & Technology (한국목재공학회)
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Ignition and Heat Release Rate of Wood-based Materials in Cone Calorimeter Tests

  • Park, Joo-Saeng (Div. of Wood Engineering, Dept. of Forest Products, Korea Forest Research Institute) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Jae (Dept. of Forest Sciences, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • Received : 2007.09.04
  • Accepted : 2007.10.10
  • Published : 2008.03.25
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Abstract

This study was performed to evaluate the burning characteristics of wood-based materials and the effect of surface treatment of fire retardant using cone calorimeter. Four types of wood-based materials, such as Plywood, Oriented Strand Board (OSB), Particle Board (PB) and Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), were tested at a constant heat flux of $50kW/m^2$ to investigate the time to ignition, mass loss rate, heat release rate, effective heat of combustion, etc. In addition, each type of wood-based material was tested at the same heat flux after fire retardant treatment on the surface to evaluate the effect of this treatment on the burning characteristics. The surface treatment of fire retardant, by the amount of $110g/m^2$, delayed the time to ignition almost twice. However, it was indicated that heat release rate, mass loss rate, and effective heat of combustion were not significantly affected by fire retardants treatment for all types of wood-based materials.

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