Open AccessEffect of density on smoldering rate of cotton bale
Author(s) -
Zheng Wang,
Wanfu Liu,
Zhen Ni,
Wuqin Qi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/446/2/022062
Subject(s) - combustion , environmental science , production (economics) , pulp and paper industry , agricultural engineering , chemistry , engineering , economics , organic chemistry , macroeconomics
Cotton is an important economic crop, which plays an irreplaceable role in national production and life. With the economic development of society, the demand for cotton is also growing, which means that a lot of transportation and storage are needed. Cotton has the characteristics of smoldering, so in the process of transportation and storage, we should pay attention to the management of cotton. Open fire can cause the smoldering of cotton. In the wet environment, it is beneficial to the reproduction of microbes. If the heat can’t be released in time, it will also cause the smoldering. The density of cotton bags is different, and the porosity is different. The oxygen content in the cotton bag changes, which has an impact on the combustion state. Therefore, in this experiment, the test phenomena, quality changes and temperature changes after burning are studied for different density of cotton samples.