Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners
The paper presents a list of plant products prone to microbiological self-heating and spontaneous combustion. It examines the conditions and indicators of the emergence and development of these processes in hay and peat. An example from forensic casework describes fire in a haystack resulting from i...
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Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science
2016-12-01
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| description | The paper presents a list of plant products prone to microbiological self-heating and spontaneous combustion. It examines the conditions and indicators of the emergence and development of these processes in hay and peat. An example from forensic casework describes fire in a haystack resulting from its microbiological spontaneous combustion. It is demonstrated that the “hay clinker” effect may arise both from spontaneous combustion and from an act of arson; therefore, it cannot be used as a differentiating feature of arson. Equations are proposed for the prediction of conditions leading to thermal self-ignition of hay and peat, with examples of calculations. The paper includes previously published data on the emission of heat by various materials at 20 °С, and their aeration, as well as data needed for the analysis of the causes of hay or peat fire resulting from their microbiological self-ignition. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9288ed755852436eba2a840139336f3b2025-03-02T10:53:22ZrusMinistry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russian Federal Centre of Forensic ScienceТеория и практика судебной экспертизы1819-27852587-72752016-12-0104(44)738510.30764/1819-2785-2016-4-73-8512Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic ExaminersI. S. Taubkin0the Russian Federal Centre of Forensic Science of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, MoscowThe paper presents a list of plant products prone to microbiological self-heating and spontaneous combustion. It examines the conditions and indicators of the emergence and development of these processes in hay and peat. An example from forensic casework describes fire in a haystack resulting from its microbiological spontaneous combustion. It is demonstrated that the “hay clinker” effect may arise both from spontaneous combustion and from an act of arson; therefore, it cannot be used as a differentiating feature of arson. Equations are proposed for the prediction of conditions leading to thermal self-ignition of hay and peat, with examples of calculations. The paper includes previously published data on the emission of heat by various materials at 20 °С, and their aeration, as well as data needed for the analysis of the causes of hay or peat fire resulting from their microbiological self-ignition.https://www.tipse.ru/jour/article/view/12haypeatmicroorganismstemperatureself-heatingspontaneous combustionsmolderingflamefire |
| spellingShingle | I. S. Taubkin Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners Теория и практика судебной экспертизы hay peat microorganisms temperature self-heating spontaneous combustion smoldering flame fire |
| title | Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners |
| title_full | Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners |
| title_fullStr | Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners |
| title_short | Microbiological Self-Ignition as a Cause of Fire: Guidelines for Investigators and Forensic Examiners |
| title_sort | microbiological self ignition as a cause of fire guidelines for investigators and forensic examiners |
| topic | hay peat microorganisms temperature self-heating spontaneous combustion smoldering flame fire |
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