2 papers
cond-mat.soft2017
Thermomechanical surface instability at the origin of surface fissure patterns on heated circular MDF samples
Andrea Ferrantelli, Djebar Baroudi, Sergei Khakalo +1
When a flat sample of medium density fibreboard (MDF) is exposed to radiant heat in an inert atmosphere, primary crack patterns suddenly start to appear over the entire surface bef…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016
A thermo-mechanical explanation for the topology of crack patterns observed on the surface of charred wood and particle fibreboard
Djebar Baroudi, Andrea Ferrantelli, Kai Yuan Li +1
In the assessment of wood charring, it was believed for a long time that physicochemical processes were responsible for the creation of cracking patterns on the charring wood surfa…