?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F431%2F&rft.title=Effect+of+deposition+of+combustible+matter+onto+electric+power+cables&rft.creator=%3D%2C+%3D&rft.subject=Environment&rft.subject=Energy+and+utilities&rft.subject=Materials&rft.description=A+layer+of+dust+could+ignite+if+the+critical+ignition+condition+were+to+be+reached.+This+depends%2C+as+we+shall+see+later%2C+on+the+ambient+temperature%2C+the+thickness+and+configuration+of+the+dust+layer%2C+the+electric+heating+by+the+current+etc.%0D%0AThe+dust+layer%2C+if+not+extremely+reactive%2C+might+cause+failure+of+the+cable+by+overheating+since+the+extra+insulation+of+the+dust+layer+is+not+allowed+for+in+standard+tables%2C+nor+is+the+heat+generated+by+normal+decomposition+of+the+dust.%0D%0A%0D%0AOne+can+thus+envisage+two+extreme+types+of+failure%2C+ignition+of+the+dust+before+cable+failure+and+cable+failure+before+the+dust+ignites+due+to+its+insulating+and+thermogenetic+properties.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe+primary+question+raised+was+whether+any+effects+of+this+type+could+occur+for+a+reasonable+thickness+of+dust+layer%3B+i.e.+would+it+be+km%2C+m+or+cm+for+a+reasonable+cable+installation%3F&rft.date=1988&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F431%2F1%2FEffect-of-deposition-of-combustible-matter-onto-electric-power-cables.pdf&rft.identifier=++%3D%2C+%3D++(1988)+Effect+of+deposition+of+combustible+matter+onto+electric+power+cables.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++