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Investigations of conveyor belts flammability. Comparison of flammability assessment using the large‐scale gallery test and cone calorimeter
Author(s) -
Wachowicz Jan
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
fire and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.482
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-1018
pISSN - 0308-0501
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1018(199809/10)22:5<213::aid-fam657>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - cone calorimeter , flammability , calorimeter (particle physics) , conveyor belt , ignition system , calorimetry , engineering , forensic engineering , environmental science , materials science , waste management , composite material , mechanical engineering , detector , physics , aerospace engineering , thermodynamics , char , electrical engineering , pyrolysis
The paper describes results of investigations of conveyor belt flammability in full scale, using the large‐scale gallery method and using cone calorimeter. On the basis of oxygen consumption calorimetry, the amounts of heat release during burning of conveyor belts were calculated. A correlation was found between results of conveyor belt flammability obtained using both methods. Criteria for conveyor belt flammability assessment were established for the cone calorimeter method, which define a level that would be equivalent to that for the large‐scale gallery test. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.