Symbols	Description
A	Arrhenius pre-exponential factor ((m3 kg−1)n−1s−1) (for reaction of order n)
E	activation energy (J mol−1)
I	radiant flux (W m−2)
J	mass flux (kg m−2 s−1)
R	universal gas constant (J mol−1 K−1)
T	temperature (K)
c	heat capacity (J kg−1 K−1)
h	heat evolved in reaction (J kg−1)
k	thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)
m	mass (kg)
q	heat flux due to thermal conduction (W m−2)
r	reaction rate (kg m−3 s−1)
t	time (s)
x	Cartesian coordinate (m)
	Greek
β	coefficient of cubic term in effective thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−4)
$\gamma$	reflection loss coefficient
δ	thickness of sample (m)
$ϵ$	emissivity
κ	absorption coefficient (m2 kg−1)
λ	mass transport coefficient (m2 s−1)
ν	stoichiometric coefficient
ξ	mass concentration (kg m−3)
ρ	density (kg m−3)
σ	Stefan-Boltzmann constant (W m−2 K−4)
	Acronyms
CAPA	Controlled Atmosphere Pyrolysis Apparatus
DSC	Differential Scanning Calorimetry
HRR	heat release rate
MLR	mass loss rate
MCC	Microscale Combustion Calorimeter
STA	Simultaneous Thermal Analysis
TGA	Thermogravimetric Analysis