Determination of Fire Risk of Selected Alcohols

Benko Denis (), Martinka Jozef (), Štefko Tomáš (), Wachter Igor () and Rantuch Peter ()
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Benko Denis: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integral Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovakia
Martinka Jozef: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integral Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovakia
Štefko Tomáš: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integral Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovakia
Wachter Igor: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integral Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovakia
Rantuch Peter: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Materials Science and Technology in Trnava, Institute of Integral Safety, Ulica Jána Bottu 2781/25, 917 24Trnava, Slovakia

Research Papers Faculty of Materials Science and Technology Slovak University of Technology, 2019, vol. 27, issue 44, 81-85

Abstract: The aim of the research was to determine the fire risk of selected flammable liquids (alcohols). Four alcohols, methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol, were chosen for the research. Flammable liquids were examined in a cone calorimeter at 0 and 5 kW.m−2 heat fluxes. Both, the cone calorimeter and test procedure, were in accordance with ISO 5660-1:2015. The fire risk was evaluated mainly on the basis of heat release rate, effective heat of combustion and carbon monoxide yield. Comparison of the achieved parameters of selected alcohols shows that the fire risk of the investigated alcohols increases with increasing the molar mass of alcohol and applied heat flow.

Keywords: Fire risk; alcohols; cone calorimeter; heat release rate (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/rput-2019-0009

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