Ignition of Polymers

Dr. Peter Rantuch currently works as an associate professor at the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava. He earned the title engineer in the field of Fire Protection in 2009 and obtained his doctorate degree in 2012 majored in fire safety and fire protection. His interest focuses on physical and chemical processes during the combustion and extinguishing processes and the thermal decomposition of combustible materials, especially oxygen consumption calorimetry.

• Introduction.- The Correlation between External Heat Flux and Time to Ignition.- Methods of Calculation of Ignition Parameters.- Ignition Parameters of Various Polymers Comparison.- Conclusions.