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Distribution Curves for Interior Furnishings on CO2, CO, HCN, Soot and Heat of CombustionHou, Yih-Pying January 2011 (has links)
The purpose of this research is to develop a dataset for some of the most important fire characteristics, namely CO2 yield, CO yield, HCN yield, soot yield and heat of combustion for probabilistic analysis and modelling.
Raw data in time series are required to mechanically reduce experimental data into yields (kg/kg) and effective heats of combustion (MJ/kg), which are expressions for the amount of products generated per unit mass of fuel. Mass loss rate thresholds were applied to all tests to define the beginning and end of tests. These species yields and heat of combustions were then grouped by material compositions and fitted with distribution functions to produce distributions curves.
As fire species productions and heat of combustions are dependent on the fire conditions as it develops, different yields are expected at different fire stages. These have been identified as the growth (G), transition (T), and smouldering (S) stages in this research. These values are also compared against, and are generally in agreement with, other research data. Nonetheless, some discrepancies have occurred and require further information to ascertain the material characteristics and combustion conditions.
In conclusion, design recommendations for these fire characteristics have been made for several material groupings and verified against other research results. Certain physical and chemical limitations exist for combustions and have not been reflected in the fitted distribution, including stoichiometric yields and unlimited air yields. As such, species yields and heat of combustions beyond these values should not be considered in fire engineering design and analysis.
Research results on HCN including all required data parameters for yield conversions were difficult to obtain and require further research efforts. Tube furnace results were initially investigated. Unfortunately, without a continuous mass record, has proved to be challenging in producing reliable mass loss rate profiles for yield conversions. A semi-automated data reduction application UCFIRE was also used. However, certain technical difficulties were encountered and require modifications to broaden its applicability.
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Sharing knowledge within and between boundaries : the role of groupware technologiesHayes, James Niall January 1998 (has links)
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The synthesis and study of metal complexes of functionalised poly(pyrazol-1-yl)methane, poly(pyrazol-1-yl)borate and related ligandsMann, Karen Lee Victoria January 1998 (has links)
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Upper-middle-class complicity in the National Socialist phenomenon in GermanyWhite, David Robert January 2001 (has links)
The original research element of this thesis consists of the study of an emerging· professional association of senior managerial employees in business and industry in Weimar Germany. This association which went by the name of VELA, Vereinigung der leitenden Angestellten, or the Organisation of Leading Salaried Employees, was founded in December 1918, and continued in existence until December 1934. Utilising a complete collection of VELA's bi-monthly members' periodical, the development of a coherent ideology of elitism is traced from 1919 to 1933, with the emphasis upon the crystallisation of a world-view compatible and congruent with that of National Socialism by 1924/25. Political convergence with, and support for, the Nazi Party then followed some time after the onset of the Great Depression. A detailed study of the process of Gleichschaltung, or co-ordination, in the spring and summer of 1933 is used to illustrate how easily, readily and enthusiastically VELA embraced the coining of a New Order in the Third Reich.
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European police co-operation : its development and impact between 1967-1997 in an Anglo/French trans-frontier settingGallagher, Derek F. January 1998 (has links)
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Vortex density motion in a cylindrical type II superconductor subject to a transverse applied magnetic fieldClaisse, J. R. January 2000 (has links)
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Interacting with semi-automated theoremJackson, Michael John January 1999 (has links)
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Social movement and double movement : the examples of community businessLlewellyn, C. B. January 1997 (has links)
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Drug loading of biodegradable nanoparticles for site specific drug deliveryRedhead, Helen Margaret January 1997 (has links)
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Genetic analysis of carbon monoxide utilization in Pseudomonas thermocarboxydovoransPearson, Danita Marjorie January 1994 (has links)
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