- Author
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Babrauskas, V.
- Title
- Research on Electrical Fires: The State of the Art.
- Coporate
- Fire Science and Technology Inc., Issaquah, WA
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Ninth (9th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 21-26, 2008,
Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA,
Karlsruhe, Germany,
Karlsson, B., Editors,
3-18 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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fire safety
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fire science
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electrical fires
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fire investigaitons
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cables
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ignition source
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wires
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building fires
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arching
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electrical equipment
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failure
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polyvinyl chloride
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overload
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hot particles
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damage
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temperature
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electric potential
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insulation
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electrical faults
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industrial fires
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codes
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standards
- Identifiers
- electrotechnical devices; forensic science; U S fire statistics on electrical fire causes (average per annum, 2002-2005); U S structure fires which originated in electrical devices; physical mechanisms causing electrical fires, ranked according to importance; poor connections; arcing across a carbonized path; arcing in air; overload and excessive thermal insulation; ejection of hot particles; ielectric breakdown in solid or liquid insulators; causative factors for electrical distribution systems fires, according to CPSC study; voltage surges; temperature class of insulation and deterioration due to aging; metallurgical issues associated with electrical failures