Spontaneous ignition of solids subjected to linearly time-dependent radiant exposure

Technical Report · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:5271571

Kanury, A M; Gandhi, P D; Martin, S B

The important problem of spontaneous ignition of solids heated by temporarily variant thermal radiant exposure is studied. Available data are examined in the light of a simple heat balance analysis to find that the observed behavior is predictable. An exposition of the elements of this general problem of ignition is made to realize that further research is required to predict the ignition behavior of realistic solids under realistic reradiative and free convective loss conditions.

• Research Organization: Notre Dame Univ., IN (USA). Dept. of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
• OSTI ID: 5271571
• Report Number(s): AD-P-001815/0
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING
HEAT LOSSES
ENERGY BALANCE
IGNITION
TIME DEPENDENCE
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER
SOLIDS
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
THERMAL RADIATION
VARIATIONS
WOOD
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COMBUSTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY TRANSFER
HEAT TRANSFER
LOSSES
OXIDATION
RADIATIONS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
420400* - Engineering- Heat Transfer & Fluid Flow