Spontaneous ignition behaviour of cotton fabric having different amounts of polyester

ABSTRACT

Measurements were made on a series of cottonpolyester blends having different compositions. The results showed that the time to ignition increases as the polyester contents of the fabric were increased and explanation of this observation is given. Both the orientation of the fabric and the tewperature of the furnace environment have affected the time to ignition values. The time to ignition was found to be longer for the fabric loaded in horizontal position than that loaded vertical position. This difference was attributed to the effect of the forced convection induced inside the furnace