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Introduction to

ELECTRICALLY- CAUSED FIRE

Richard Nute

Product Safety Consultant

San Diego

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agenda

DEFINITION

ELECTRICALLY-CAUSED FIRE

VIDEO DEMONSTRATIONS

FIRE SAFETY and TV SETS,

FIRE CONCEPTS and BEHAVIOR

GE COFFEEMAKER FIRE

PYROLYSIS, IGNITION, FLAMING,

FIRE, and COMBUSTION

ELECTRICAL ENERGY CONVERSION

TO THERMAL ENERGY

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Electrically-caused fire

Electrically-caused fire is electrical heating of a materialto ignition temperature

followed by

ignition and

combustion.

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FireVideo Demonstration

European Flame Retardants Association

Fire Safety and TV Sets

17 minutes

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FireVideo Demonstration

NFPA

Fire Concepts and Behaviorcirca 1970

> Note the physical state of the fuel necessary for flame. Note the description of the physical state of the flaming fuel.