How to measure the particle ignitability of forest species by TG and LOI

Liodakis, S; Kakardakis, T; Tzortzakou, S; Tsapara, V

dc.contributor.author	Liodakis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakardakis, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Tzortzakou, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsapara, V	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:38Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:38Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	0040-6031	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18886
dc.subject	LOI	en
dc.subject	Mediterranean forest species	en
dc.subject	Particle ignitability	en
dc.subject	TG	en
dc.subject	Wildland/urban interface	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Analytical	en
dc.subject.classification	Chemistry, Physical	en
dc.subject.other	Oxygen	en
dc.subject.other	Spontaneous combustion	en
dc.subject.other	LOI	en
dc.subject.other	Mediterranean forest species	en
dc.subject.other	Particle ignitability	en
dc.subject.other	TG	en
dc.subject.other	Wildland/urban interface	en
dc.subject.other	Ignition	en
dc.title	How to measure the particle ignitability of forest species by TG and LOI	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.tca.2008.08.003	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2008.08.003	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	A method was developed to measure the relative particle ignitability (spontaneous and pilot) of forest species using thermogravimetry (TG/DTG) and limiting oxygen index (LOI) techniques. The forest species selected: Pinus halepensis Mill., Quercus coccifera L., Pistacia lentiscus L., Arbutus unedo L., Cistus incanus L. and forest litter, are dominated in wildland/urban interface (WUI) regions in Mediterranean. The relationships of spontaneous with pilot ignition and ignitability with other flammability parameters (i.e., combustion duration), were investigated. Based on the above ignitability measurements the examined forest species were ranked into categories. Thus, the most ignitable fuel was forest litter and the least one P. lentiscus. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Thermochimica Acta	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.tca.2008.08.003	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000260704700003	en
dc.identifier.volume	477	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	16	en
dc.identifier.epage	20	en