The use of infrared thermograph technique to investigate welding related industrial fires

M. Omar; K. Kuwana; K. Saito; Christopher Couch

doi:10.1007/s10694-007-0013-9

The use of infrared thermograph technique to investigate welding related industrial fires

M. Omar, K. Kuwana, K. Saito, Christopher Couch

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This paper investigates the root cause of an industrial fire that occurred within a high airflow rate, duct system connected to a metal inert gas (MIG) welding operation. A full-scale experiment was conducted, with the aid of an infrared thermographic recording system to monitor the thermal behavior (cooling rates) of the flying welding spatters and splashes, and visualize their interaction with cellulose filter banks. Several operational scenarios were duplicated and the fire critical conditions were identified. This study also provided new information about the welding spatters size, speed, splash angle and distribution. The findings from current work might lead to effective fire mitigation strategies for industrial welding ventilation systems containing cellulose filters.

Original language	British English
Pages (from-to)	319-329
Number of pages	11
Journal	Fire Technology
Volume	43
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10694-007-0013-9
State	Published - Dec 2007

Keywords

Forced convection cooling
Infrared thermography
Ventilation fires
Welding spatter/splash

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