Determining thermal physical properties of pyrolyzing New Zealand medium density fibreboard (MDF)

KY Li, CM Fleischmann, MJ Spearpoint - Chemical Engineering Science, 2013 - Elsevier
For modelling the burning behaviour of New Zealand medium density fibreboard (MDF),
thermal physical properties of both virgin and charred material have been experimentally …

Modelling pyrolysis of charring materials: determining flame heat flux using bench-scale experiments of medium density fibreboard (MDF)

K Li, DSW Pau, J Wang, J Ji - Chemical engineering science, 2015 - Elsevier
Medium density fibreboard is a homogenous wood product which is a suitable candidate for
validating the pyrolysis model of charring materials. For comparison between model and …

A simplified model on vertical density profile and shrinkage ratio of virgin and charred medium density fibreboard

KY Li, X Cheng, H Zhang - Fire and materials, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This work is part of a wider scope of research on developing comprehensive pyrolysis model
for medium density fibreboard (MDF) in fires. A simplified model is developed to predict the …

Modeling pyrolysis of charring materials: determining kinetic properties and heat of pyrolysis of medium density fiberboard

KY Li, DSW Pau, YN Hou, J Ji - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry …, 2014 - ACS Publications
For modeling the burning behavior of medium density fiberboard (MDF), pyrolysis kinetics
was experimentally investigated through simultaneous differential scanning calorimetry and …

The effect of temperature and compression during pyrolysis on the density of charcoal made from Australian eucalypt wood

M Somerville, S Jahanshahi - Renewable energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Charcoal produced from sustainably grown biomass can be used to reduce the net CO 2
emissions from iron and steel making operations. However careful control of pyrolysis …

Development of a pyrolysis model for oriented strand board: Part II—Thermal transport parameterization and bench-scale validation

J Gong, H Zhou, H Zhu, CG McCoy… - Journal of Fire …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Oriented strand board is a widely used construction material responsible for a substantial
portion of the fire load of many buildings. To accurately model oriented strand board fire …

Pyrolysis of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) wastes in a screw reactor

SD Ferreira, CR Altafini, D Perondi… - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) wastes were undergoes via a thermal treatment
through of a pyrolysis process. Pyrolysis was carried out in a pilot scale reactor with screw …

Thermal analysis and cone calorimeter study of engineered wood with an emphasis on fire modelling

J Ira, L Hasalová, V Šálek, M Jahoda, V Vystrčil - Fire Technology, 2020 - Springer
Engineered wood products (EWPs) are a group of materials having a very similar chemical
composition but having different and non-uniform thermo-physical properties throughout …

Thermokinetic analysis and product characterization of Medium Density Fiberboard pyrolysis

DI Aslan, B Özoğul, S Ceylan, F Geyikçi - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates the pyrolysis of Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF) as a potential
waste management solution. Thermal behaviour of MDF was analysed via TG/DSC. The …

Assessing the influence of the input variables employed by fire dynamics simulator (FDS) software to model numerically solid-phase pyrolysis of cardboard

A Alonso, M Lázaro, P Lázaro, D Lázaro… - Journal of Thermal …, 2020 - Springer
Understanding a material's fire behaviour implies to know the thermal decomposition
processes. Thermal analysis techniques are widely employed to study thermal …