Effect of oxygen concentration on fire growth of various types of cable bending in horizontal and vertical orientations

Adrianus Pangaribuan, I. M.K. Dhiputra, Yulianto S. Nugroho

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Abstract

Electrical cable is a whole of the material including metal (cooper) conductor and its insulation, when an electrical cable is flowed by electric current, based on its own capacity, the temperature of cable conductor increases gradually. If the current flows above the cable carrying capacity, then an extreme temperature rises are expected. When temperature increase, the electric current flow inside cable conductor will decrease gradually related to the resistance and could occur repeatedly in a period. Since electrical faults on electrical cable system are often suspected as the cause of fires, thus this research aims to investigate measures of preventing the fire to start by means of controlling oxygen concentration in a cable compartment. The experimental work was conducted in laboratory by using electrical power cable of 1.5 mm2 size. Two transparent chambers were applied for studying the effect of vertical and horizontal orientations on the cable temperature rise, under various oxygen concentration of the gas streams. In the present work, the electrical was maintained at a constant level during a typical test run. Parametric studies reported in the paper include the use of a bare and insulated cables as well as the bending shape of the cable lines of a straight cable, coiled cable and randomly bent cable which were loaded with the same electric load and oxygen concentration in the gas supply.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRenewable Energy Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the International Tropical Renewable Energy Conference, iTREC 2016
EditorsNofrijon Sofyan
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414945
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Mar 2017
Event1st International Tropical Renewable Energy Conference: Renewable Energy Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, iTREC 2016 - Bogor, Indonesia
Duration: 26 Oct 201628 Oct 2016

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1826
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference1st International Tropical Renewable Energy Conference: Renewable Energy Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, iTREC 2016
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityBogor
Period26/10/1628/10/16

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