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Correlation algorithms are used to analyse the relationship amongst heat release rate, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide generated in cone calorimetry test of material flammability. These correlation algorithms include Pearson's correlation, Spearman's rank correlation and Kendall's rank correlation. Cone test data of seven materials are analysed. These materials are two kinds of polyvinyl chloride wall panel, glass-reinforced plastics, vinyl panel, polymethyl methacrylate, polyurethane and two types of expanded polystyrene foam. Correlation coefficients are calculated for cone calorimeter results from tests at 50 kW m−2 of these materials. The distribution of the coefficients would be used to discriminate the test materials according to the so-called FO-categories which can help to predict the time to flashover.
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Immersion enthalpies of activated carbon samples obtained by activation with steam at temperatures between 600 and 900 °C and activation times between 1 and 10 h were determined. The calorimetric liquids of immersion are CCl4, water, NaOH, and HCl 2 M solutions, and the values of the immersion enthalpies are related to other properties of the activated carbons such as the surface area B.E.T., the micropore volume, the content of acid, and basic surface groups. The highest values for the immersion enthalpies take place for the polar solvent CCl4 and for HCl solution, with values between 4.0 and 75.2 J g−1 and 9.15 and 48.3 J g−1, respectively.
