Effects of Fire Combustion Products on Degradation of Cable Insulation

Dervos, CT; Vassiliou, P

dc.contributor.author	Dervos, CT	en
dc.contributor.author	Vassiliou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:13:42Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:13:42Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0734-9041	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12674
dc.subject	Cable insulators	en
dc.subject	Chemical degradation	en
dc.subject	Dielectric aging	en
dc.subject	Fire combustion products	en
dc.subject	Polymer deterioration	en
dc.subject	Stress factors	en
dc.subject	Synergy	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Combustion	en
dc.subject.other	Degradation	en
dc.subject.other	Electric conductivity measurement	en
dc.subject.other	Electric insulation	en
dc.subject.other	Flammable materials	en
dc.subject.other	Mass spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	Fire combustion products	en
dc.subject.other	Flammability testing	en
dc.title	Effects of Fire Combustion Products on Degradation of Cable Insulation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1177/073490419801600305	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/073490419801600305	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	During fire accidents, aggressive chemical compounds and free radicals associated with the decomposition of burning materials are absorbed by the diffusion process into the volume of solids. This is likely to initiate a chemical attack leading to degradation and irreversible deterioration of serviceability in electrical systems. This work investigates, as a case study, the degradation of medium and low voltage cable insulation after exposure to the fire environment formed by the burning of packaging material. Fire combustion products were detected in cable insulation by means of quadrupole mass spectrometry. To validate the electrical performance of cable insulants, DC conductivity measurements were also performed.	en
heal.publisher	TECHNOMIC PUBL CO INC	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Fire Sciences	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1177/073490419801600305	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000076272100005	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	206	en
dc.identifier.epage	221	en