title: [A device for measuring the burning rate of light and thin homogeneous solid under low barometric pressure and in enriched oxygen].
abstract: Oxygen enrichment of room air is an effective way to resist hypoxia at high altitude, but it may introduce a potential fire hazard. In common, the burning rate of light and thin homogeneous solid in oxygen enriched atmosphere was used to assess the fire hazard. For the purpose of measuring the burning rate of light and thin homogeneous solid in oxygen enriched atmosphere, we used the methods of laser contact ignition and direct calculation of burning rate, and invented a device that includes mixing gas system, ignition equipment, system of measuring the burning rate and self-made specimen frame. By using the homemade device, we studied the burning rate of filter paper under low pressure and in oxygen-enriched atmosphere and in that of the oxygen concentration of reached stationary burning rate. The results showed that this device was simple, and could obtain the burning rate of light and thin homogeneous solid quantitatively.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biomedical Engineering, West China Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. xtzh2010@sina.com
authors.forename: Haiyang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xuechuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Yinhua
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Weiming
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Zhuo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000399:Air Pressure; D000531:Altitude; D001273:Atmosphere Exposure Chambers; D004780:Environment, Controlled; D004867:Equipment Design; D005390:Fires / Q000517:prevention & control; D010100:Oxygen / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen