An experimental study of the behavior of intumescent coatings under localized fires

• Published in: Fire safety journal Vol. 115; pp. 103003 - 20
• Main Authors: Xu, Qing, Li, Guo-Qiang, Wang, Yong C., Bisby, Luke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Coatings; Columns (structural); Effective constant thermal conductivity; Expansion ratio; Fires; Heating; Intumescent coating; Localized heating; Pool fires; Reactive region; Steel; Steel beams; Steel temperature; Thermal properties; Thermodynamic properties; Vapor phases; Reactive region; Steel temperature; Expansion ratio; Effective constant thermal conductivity; Intumescent coating; Localized heating

This paper presents an experimental study of the behavior of intumescent coatings exposed to localized fires. The main objective is to assess the extent to which thermal properties of intumescent coatings obtained under uniform heating can be applied for localized fire exposures. The experiments use...