Self-heating and spontaneous ignition of fibreboard insulating panels

Fire Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 223-235

  Mehaffey, J R ^a   Richardson, L R ^a   Batista, M ^a   Gueorguiev, Stefan ^b  

^a FORINTEK CANADA CORP   (Canada)

^b Royal SunAlliance   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fibreboard; Frank Kamenetskii theory; Self heating; Spontaneous combustion; Spontaneous ignition

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; IGNITION; OXIDATION; VAPORS;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURE;

FIRES;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 0034311915     PISSN: 00152684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015466812674     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Self-heating and spontaneous combustion
2. Auto-ignition in hygroscopic, organic materials - Especially forest products - As initiated by moisture absorption from the ambient atmosphere