Ignition characteristics of forest species in relation to thermal analysis data

Liodakis, S; Bakirtzis, D; Dimitrakopoulos, A

dc.contributor.author	Liodakis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Bakirtzis, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Dimitrakopoulos, A	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:58Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:58Z
dc.date.issued	2002	en
dc.identifier.issn	0040-6031	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14732
dc.subject	Forest fuels	en
dc.subject	Ignition test	en
dc.subject	Thermogravimetric analysis	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Physical	en
dc.subject.other	fuel	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	atomic absorption spectrometry	en
dc.subject.other	data analysis	en
dc.subject.other	decomposition	en
dc.subject.other	dehydration	en
dc.subject.other	forest	en
dc.subject.other	species differentiation	en
dc.subject.other	thermal analysis	en
dc.subject.other	thermogravimetry	en
dc.subject.other	volatilization	en
dc.title	Ignition characteristics of forest species in relation to thermal analysis data	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00077-1	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00077-1	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2002	en
heal.abstract	The ignitability of various forest species was measured with a specifically designed apparatus, under precisely controlled temperature and airflow conditions. The ignitability tests were based on ignition delay time versus temperature measurements using five different forest species: Pin its halepensis, Pistacia lentiscus, Cupressus sempervirens, Olea europaea, Cistus incanus. These species are common in the Mediterranean region and frequently devastated by forest fires. The ignition characteristics of the forest fuels examined were related to thermogravimetric analysis data. The DTG curves showed that the mass changes related to cellulose decomposition in the temperature range of 320-370 degreesC are greatly responsible for the ignition behavior of the species tested. In addition, the mass of volatiles evolving between 120-160 degreesC has a significant effect on the ignitability, On the contrary, the inorganic ash content of forest fuels, measured by atomic absorption spectroscopy, seems to play an insignificant role on the ignitability characteristics of the forest fuels examined. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Thermochimica Acta	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00077-1	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000176793300012	en
dc.identifier.volume	390	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	83	en
dc.identifier.epage	91	en