- Author
- Morrison, D. R. | 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
- Journal of Fire Sciences, Vol. 26, No. 2, 173-191, March 2008
- Keywords
- clothes dryers | spontaneous combustion | autoignition | thermal explosion | clothing | laundering | garments | euqations | thermal ignition | heat loss | fabrics | heat transfer | critical temperature | 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