Student Work

Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) continue to grow in popularity as building materials while manufacturers continue to develop methods to improve their flame-resistant performance. Cone calorimeter tests can be implemented to cost-effectively analyze the performance of new flame resistant FRPs. Computer models such as G-Pyro have been developed to simulate combustion reactions. This offers the potential to simulate the effects of different additives or treatments on a given material at without costly lab tests. Through analysis of laboratory test results and computer generated test results, this project evaluated the effectiveness of new flame-retardant FRPs as well as the feasibility of pyrolysis computer modeling in commercial research and development applications.

Creator

• Buxton, Tanner Bettke
• Payret, Austin Charles
• Xu, Jizhang
• Miner, Elias Taylor

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043015-015747

Advisor

• Dembsey, Nicholas A.
• DiBiasio, David

Year

• 2015

Sponsor

• Kreysler and Associates

Date created

• 2015-04-30

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering
• Interdisciplinary
• Chemical Engineering

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• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

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• Major Qualifying Projects

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