Flammability Parameters of Candles

Balog Karol (), Kobetičová Hana () and Štefko Tomáš ()
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Balog Karol: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integrated Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovak Republic
Kobetičová Hana: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integrated Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovak Republic
Štefko Tomáš: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integrated Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovak Republic

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 2017, vol. 25, issue 40, 55-61

Abstract: The paper deals with the assessment of selected fire safety characteristics of candles. Weight loss of a candle during the burning process, candle burning rate, soot index, heat release rate and yield of carbon oxides were determined. Soot index was determined according to EN 15426: 2007 - Candles - Specification for Sooting Behavior. All samples met the prescribed amount of produced soot. Weight loss, heat release rate and the yield of carbon oxides were determined for one selected sample. While yield of CO increased during the measurement, the yield of CO2 decreased by half in 40 minutes.

Keywords: candle; soot index; weight loss; heat release rate; fire safety characteristics of candles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/rput-2017-0007

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