Ignition of Fabrics Under Radiative Heating

Wulff, W.; Zuber, N.; Alkidas, A. C.; Hess, R. W.

doi:10.1080/00102207308952334

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“…Chinese historical buildings are In order to evaluate the possible impact of the above combustibles on Chinese historical buildings and the surroundings, it is necessary to learn the combustion and fire spread characteristics of different materials. Previous literatures have carried out some researches about wooden materials (Lahtela and Kärki 2016;Regan 2021;Liu et al 2013;Kuo and Hwang 2003), and recently, textiles and some soft materials are also paid attention because they are common and easy to be ignited as well (Yang and He 2012;An et al 2010;Kandola et al 2006;Wulff et al 1973). You et al (You, Hu, and Song 2007) compared 47 kinds of hanging decorative textiles in Tibet historical buildings for their pyrolysis and combustion characteristics, such as heat release rate (HRR), mass loss rate (MLR), peak gas volume fraction, etc.…”

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Flammability and flame spread behavior of common fuels in Chinese historical buildings: An experimental research

Shi

et al. 2022

Combustion Science and Technology

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A feature of Chinese historical buildings is the preservation of many traditional customs, such as using candles and incense burners, and decorating the rooms with some textiles. Therefore, there are both many fire sources and combustible materials indoors, which puts a huge threat to fire safety. Although some researchers have experimentally studied the ignition and fire spread characteristics of several combustible materials, to better conduct fire risk assessment in historical buildings, the dynamic burning behaviour of common fuels should be further analysed. This paper carried out experimental investigations for flammability and fire spread behaviours of combustible materials usually used in Chinese historical buildings, which are made of both natural fibre and synthetics. Considering practical applications, the size of each sample is chosen from standard-testing size to real size. It is summarized that there are large deviations among different materials due to their ingredients, textures, structures, etc. The natural-based materials are easy to catch fire and burn up quickly, and some synthetics reveal sharp increase in heat release rate. For the synthetics, as it can melt during burning, the flame spread process is accompanied by dripping. Once there are some combustibles near it, the dripping part is liable to ignite the surroundings and cause damage to cultural relics. Based on these knowledges, fire hazards of different materials in Chinese historical buildings are evaluated.

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