- Author
- 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
- fire safety | fire science | electrical fires | fire investigaitons | cables | ignition source | wires | building fires | arching | electrical equipment | failure | polyvinyl chloride | overload | hot particles | damage | temperature | electric potential | insulation | electrical faults | industrial fires | codes | 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