ELECTRICAL IGNITION SOURCES FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES

Abstract

Fires at critical infrastructure facilities usually have serious consequences. As a result, people can be injured, and serious damage can be caused to both businesses and the environment. At the same time, the causes (ignition sources) of fires at such objects can be divided into 4 groups: open fire, thermal manifestations of mechanical energy, thermal manifestations of chemical reactions, thermal manifestations of electrical energy. The latter, according to statistics, can reach up to 25% of the total. The paper studies the possibility of various substances ignition with an electric ignition source, namely, a short circuit, depending on different parameters.