A Model for Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Two Common Structural Timbers

Aleksi Rinta-Paavola; Simo Hostikka

A Model for Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Two Common Structural Timbers

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The reduced cross section method for the calculation of timber structures’ fire resistance is based on empirical and numerical assessment of charring propagation. The current work aims to construct a model for the pyrolysis and oxidation of spruce and pine woods to allow coupled simulations of cross section reduction and burning rate in fire models. A pyrolysis model for these woods is formulated based on thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and supported by heat of pyrolysis and heat of combustion measurements by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and microscale combustion calorimetry (MCC), respectively. The results from small scale measurements (TGA, DSC and MCC) are consistent with each other. Therefore, heat of pyrolysis and heat of combustion was determined for the wood primary components by fitting a simulation into these experimental results. As a future work, cone calorimeter experiments are performed to optimize material properties and validate the model, and necessity of introducing an oxidation model is examined.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the I Forum Wood Building Baltic, 2019
Editors	Targo Kalamees, Alar Just, Meeli Semjonov, Anu Teder, Merili Deemant
Place of Publication	Tallinn
Publisher	Tallinn University of Technology
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	978-9949-83-398-6
Publication status	Published - 1 Mar 2019
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	Forum Wood Building Baltic - Tallinn, Estonia Duration: 27 Feb 2019 → 1 Mar 2019

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Conference	Forum Wood Building Baltic
Country	Estonia
City	Tallinn
Period	27/02/2019 → 01/03/2019

Keywords

Charring
Pine wood
Pyrolysis modelling
Spruce wood

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Hostikka, S., Rinta-Paavola, A., Adibaskoro, T., Cummings, E., Naji Nassajfar, M. & Makowska, M.
01/09/2016 → 31/12/2020
Project: Academy of Finland: Other research funding

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Rinta-Paavola, A., & Hostikka, S. (2019). A Model for Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Two Common Structural Timbers. In T. Kalamees, A. Just, M. Semjonov, A. Teder, & M. Deemant (Eds.), Proceedings of the I Forum Wood Building Baltic, 2019 Tallinn University of Technology. https://www.ttu.ee/public/k/Konverentsikeskus/A_Model_for_Pyrolysis_and_Oxidation_of_Two_Common_Structural_Timbers.pdf

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Rinta-Paavola, A & Hostikka, S 2019, A Model for Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Two Common Structural Timbers. in T Kalamees, A Just, M Semjonov, A Teder & M Deemant (eds), Proceedings of the I Forum Wood Building Baltic, 2019. Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Forum Wood Building Baltic, Tallinn, Estonia, 27/02/2019. <https://www.ttu.ee/public/k/Konverentsikeskus/A_Model_for_Pyrolysis_and_Oxidation_of_Two_Common_Structural_Timbers.pdf>

A Model for Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Two Common Structural Timbers. / Rinta-Paavola, Aleksi ; Hostikka, Simo.

Proceedings of the I Forum Wood Building Baltic, 2019. ed. / Targo Kalamees; Alar Just; Meeli Semjonov; Anu Teder; Merili Deemant. Tallinn : Tallinn University of Technology, 2019.

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A Model for Pyrolysis and Oxidation of Two Common Structural Timbers

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