Table 2.

Equipment used to determine the input properties necessary for modelling.

Properties		Equipment Used
Names	Unit
Virgin density, ${\rho }_0=\frac{m_0}{V}$	(kg/m3)	High precision balance + calliper
Degraded density, ${\rho }_e=\frac{m_e}{V}$	(kg/m3)	High precision balance + calliper
Arrhenius parameters, $A_i,E_i,n_i$	(1/s, J/mol, -)	Kinetic analysis based on numerical methods
Virgin specific heat capacity, $C_{{\mathrm{p}}_{\mathrm{v}}}$	(J/(kg·K))	Modulated DSC up to the decomposition temperature, reversing signal
Degraded specific heat capacity, $C_{{\mathrm{p}}_e}$	(J/(kg·K))	Modulated DSC up to 1100 °C, reversing signal
Heats of decomposition, $Q_{{\mathrm{d}}_i}$	(J/kg)	Modulated DSC up to 1100 °C, non-reversing signal
Tensor of the virgin thermal conductivity, ${\Lambda }_v$	(W/(m·K))	Measurement of the thermal diffusivity using LFA in the three main directions
Tensor of the degraded thermal conductivity, ${\Lambda }_e$	(W/(m·K))	Measurement of the thermal diffusivity using LFA in the three main directions