Ignition phenomena of electric wires carrying short-term excess electric currents were
investigated in microgravity with experiments and calculations. Microgravity experiments …

Ignition phenomena of overloaded electric wires have been investigated in microgravity as
basic information for fire safety in space. Microgravity experiments were conducted at …

The ignition of electric wire after long-term excess current supply under microgravity was
studied using both experimental and numerical methods. The experiments were conducted …

Overload ignition of electric wires in microgravity has been investigated for space fire safety.
Microgravity experiments from drop towers and parabolic flight have been conducted to …

This work studied the piloted ignition of electrical wires in both normal gravity and
microgravity using the laser-induced spark. Unique experiments were conducted in the …

The overload ignition of polymer insulated wires in microgravity was investigated as basic
information for space fire safety. This paper focuses on the effect of pyrolysis kinetic …

Parabolic flight experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of ambient pressure on
the extinction limit for opposed flame spread over an electric wire insulation in microgravity …

Flame spread over wire insulation plays a crucial role in spacecraft fire safety. To quantify
the effect of the initial ignition condition on the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) of …

Ignition of electrical wires by external heating is investigated in order to gain a better
understanding of the initiation of electrical-wire fires. An ignition-to-spread model is …

Concurrent flame spread over electric wire insulation was studied experimentally in
microgravity conditions during parabolic flights. Polyethylene insulated Nickel-Chrome wires …