Pyrolysis Properties for Fire Modeling
Engineering Guide for Estimating Material Pyrolysis Properties for Fire Modeling
By Mihyun Esther Kim and Nicholas Dembsey
Final Project Report 28 September 2012
Acknowledgement
The authors greatly appreciate the funding support from NIST Award Number 60NANB8D8106 (Federal Program Officer Dr. Kevin McGrattan). Additionally, the authors appreciate the valuable background information provided by Dr. Marc Janssens of Southwest Research Institute. Dr. Janssens’ information made a significant contribution to Chapters 3 and 4, and the related appendices as well as making a useful contribution to Chapter 5 and the related Appendix.