Nonexistence of critical fuel moisture content for flammability

• Published in: Fire safety journal Vol. 111; pp. 102928 - 7
• Main Authors: Terrah, S.M., Sabi, F.Z., Mosbah, O., Dilem, A., Hamamousse, N., Sahila, A., Harrouz, O., Boutchiche, H., Chaib, F., Zekri, N., Kaiss, A., Clerc, J.-P., Giroud, F., Viegas, D.X.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020; Elsevier BV; Elsevier
• Subjects: Characteristic moisture; Cone calorimeters; Critical moisture; Engineering Sciences; Flammability; Fuels; Heat flux; Ignition; Moisture content; Parameter modification; Phase transitions; Pine needles; Pinus halepensis needles; Temperature; Time dependence; Water content; Flammability; Critical moisture; Characteristic moisture; Pinus halepensis needles

The critical moisture of ignition is still a subject of extensive studies, and an endothermic/exothermic phase transition is expected to occur near the critical region. Ignition tests were realized for live pinus halepensis needles using a cone calorimeter. By definition, phase transitions occur whe...