Effects of Different Packing Materials on Cotton Fires

[摘要] The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of different packing materials on cotton fires. After the cotton bale is ignited, the caving area, the mass loss rate and the temperature variation of cotton bales were measured. Through the experiment, it was found that Cotton bale packed with Plastic belt has the phenomenon of collapse, but the cotton bale packed with Steel ribbon does not happen to collapse. The mass loss rate of the Cotton bale packed with Plastic belt is faster than that of the cotton bale packed with Steel ribbon, and the temperature is higher.

[发布机构] School of Mechanical Engineering, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tianjin, China^1;Tianjin Fire Reasearch Institute of MPS, Tianjin, China^2;China National Cotton Reserves Corporation, Beijing, China^3

[关键词] Caving area;Cotton bales;Mass loss rate;Packing materials;Plastic belt;Temperature variation