Establishing the patterns of change in the fire resistance of tent fabric during treatment with powder paint
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https://doi.org/10.15587/1729-4061.2026.357600Keywords:
tent fabric, polyester powder paint, intumescent system, fireproof coating, foam cokeAbstract
This study investigates the process that forms a fire-resistant coating based on polyester powder paint on tent fabric. The task addressed is to enable the fire resistance of tent fabric when treated with a coating based on polyester powder paint. This is important as the production of fire-resistant materials for construction is a relevant task.
It has been proven that under the influence of a burner flame on a sample of tent fabric treated with a powder coating based on polyester paint, a heat-insulating layer of foam coke of about 4 mm was formed on the surface within 15 s. However, the absence of foam coke was found in some places. A layer of foam coke with a length of more than 50 mm and a width of 20 ÷ 30 formed on the surface of a sample of tent fabric treated with a mixture of polyester powder paint and an intumescent system, while the height of the swelling exceeds 10 mm. This refers the tent fabric to flame-retardant materials as no burning or smoldering was recorded during the temperature exposure, and the temperature did not exceed 100°C.
Studies have shown that the obtained thermogravimetric indicators make it possible to establish the rate of thermal decomposition of the coating at certain temperatures and show a qualitative assessment of thermal effects and thermal destruction of materials, which is characterized by mass loss. Thus, endothermic processes for powder polyester paint begin when 210–290°C is reached with a subsequent intense mass loss of about 70%; when an intumescent system is added, the endothermic effects shift to the region of about 300–340°C with a mass loss of less than 56%. Thus, there is reason to argue about the possibility of effectively designing operationally stable biocomposites for construction
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