Journal of Korean Institute of Fire Investigation (한국화재조사학회지)
- Volume 3 Issue 1
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- Pages.38-42
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- 2003
A study on the burned pattern of plastic wastebasket by reconstruction
플라스틱 휴지통의 연소 재현 실험을 통한 발화지점 축소 방법
Abstract
There are many origins of fire which are offered by many path, such as cigarette-butt, light of match, playing with fire, arson, and other, in and around wastebasket. Because of above-mentioned thing and the quality of the plastic, it is very difficult to discriminate the difference of burned pattern between in and around wastebasket, between an accidental fire and arson in oder to investigate the point of fire. In this study, the wastebaskets filled up with 2/3 combustibles, and then, in and around wastebasket using the gas lighter by ignitor, and we observe how the fire spread. As a result, if wastebaskets are burned inside the limit 50%, we discriminate the difference of burned pattern between in and around wastebasket. But, if wastebaskets are burned more thant 50%, it is impossible to discriminate the difference of burned pattern between in and around wastebasket.
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