Study on the effect of ethanol content on the fire risk of nitrocellulose

R C Wei; S S Huang; Z Wang; R Yuen; J Wang

doi:10.1088/1755-1315/257/1/012036

Author(s)

R C Wei
S S Huang
Z Wang
R Yuen
J Wang

Detail(s)

Original language	English
Article number	012036
Journal / Publication	IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Volume	257
Online published	10 May 2019
Publication status	Published - 2019

Conference

Title	2019 9th International Conference on Future Environment and Energy (ICFEE 2019)
Place	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	9 - 11 January 2019

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/257/1/012036 Final Published version
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Abstract

Obtaining the burning properties of nitrocellulose with different ethanol contents is necessary to reduce the possibility of nitrocellulose accidents in the process of handing, storage and usage. In this study, the effect of humectant content on the burning properties of NC was tested by the ISO 5660 Cone Calorimeter Test. It was noted that the amount of the ethanol content had little effect on the ignition time of nitrocellulose mixture. Both the maximum mass loss rate and the average mass loss rate of the sample decreased with an increasing ethanol content and gradually closed to fixed values. Also, it was concluded that the peak heat release rate of the sample was mainly contributed by the nitrocellulose component.