Research Article

Investigations of the Montmorillonite and Aluminium Trihydrate Addition Effects on the Ignitability and Thermal Stability of Asphalt

Table 2

Fire properties of asphalt with montmorillonites obtained from cone calorimeter.

SamplesTTI/sHRR/(kW·m−2)EHC/(MJ·kg−1)COY/(kg·kg−1)THR/(MJ·m−2)TSR/(m2·m−2)
AveragePeak/Time

Base asphalt23289.6581.2/19529.410.0729165.19515
3% MMT43245.1500.7/15531.260.0782185.110503
3% OMMT22259.8498.1/13029.810.0744188.310692

TTI: time to ignition, HRR: heat release rate, EHC: effective heat combustion, COY: CO yield, THR: total heat release, and TSR: total smoke release.