- Author
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Morrison, D. R.
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Ogle, R. A.
- Title
- Further Application of the Semenov Model to Evaluate the Possibility of Spontaneous Combustion in Tumble Dryers.
- Coporate
- Exponent, Inc., Wood Dale, IL
- Journal
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Journal of Fire Sciences,
Vol. 26,
No. 2,
173-191,
March 2008
- Keywords
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clothes dryers
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spontaneous combustion
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autoignition
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thermal explosion
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clothing
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laundering
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garments
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euqations
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thermal ignition
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heat loss
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fabrics
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heat transfer
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critical temperature
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self-heating
- Identifiers
- Semenov boundary conditions and thermal explosion theory; commercial tumble dryer; geometry and heat loss term for typical clothes dryers; representative consumer and commercial clothes dryer parameters; dryer drum heat transfer coefficient; heat losses from outer surface of drum; dryer load heat transfer coefficient; ow through tumbling fabric in drum; heat transfer coefficients for external heat transfer; estimated internal heat transfer coefficients; constant parameters for Semenov model; calculated Semenov critical temperatures for range of dryer capacities