In-depth wood temperature measurement using embedded thin wire thermocouples in cone calorimeter tests

Lucas Terrei (1) , Zoubir Acem (1) , Véronique Marchetti (2) , Paul Lardet (2) , Pascal Boulet (1) , Gilles Parent (1)

1 LEMTA - Laboratoire d'Energétique et Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée
2 CSTB - Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment

In-depth temperature measurements of wood samples using thermocouples are commonly performed in fire research at all scales. However, the size or the type of thermocouples or how they are placed in the sample can lead to the measured temperature being significantly different. In this work, an original method combining thin wire thermocouples with a meticulous implantation, was used to provide an accurate measurement of the in-depth temperature of wood samples during their degradation. Wood samples were thus equipped with both embedded thin wire thermocouples (0.1 mm diameter) and sheathed thermocouples (1 mm diameter) installed perpendicularly or in parallel to the conductive heat flux to compare the results between the two kinds of measurements.

Mots clés: Temperature measurement Cone calorimeter Mass loss rate Wood degradation Wood charring; Temperature measurement cone calorimeter mass loss rate wood degradation wood charring; Temperature measurement; cone calorimeter; mass loss rate; wood degradation; wood charring

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]

Lucas Terrei, Zoubir Acem, Véronique Marchetti, Paul Lardet, Pascal Boulet, et al.. In-depth wood temperature measurement using embedded thin wire thermocouples in cone calorimeter tests. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2021, 162, pp.106686. ⟨10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2020.106686⟩. ⟨hal-04455046⟩