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Thermal calculations on the ignition of a cotton bale by accidental contact with a hot particle
Author(s) -
Jones J. Clifford
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199602)65:2<176::aid-jctb392>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - ignition system , particle (ecology) , minimum ignition energy , nuclear engineering , mechanics , materials science , raw material , accidental , environmental science , forensic engineering , engineering , thermodynamics , chemistry , physics , acoustics , geology , oceanography , organic chemistry
Previously presented ignition data for raw cotton are used in order to make predictions of hazards from hot particle entry into a previously thermally quiescent cotton bale. The calculations make use of a numerical approach to ignition by a heat source.