Effects of Atmospheric Environment on Electrical Fire Hazards

In general, the problem of electrical fires involves the ignition and flammability parameters relating to the metallic conductor as well as to the insulating materials. The recent study of Klein has approached the problem by using three basic tests: (1) Determining the amount of current that causes wire to burn in various atmospheres, (2) measuring the effect of various atmospheres in propagating flame from a shorted wire to adjacent wires, and (3) measuring the effect of various atmospheres when extreme current is passed through wire.