This book offers a comprehensive approach to the assessment of fire hazards of electrical
cables. The first part of the book describes division of cables main parameters of electrical
cables and fault scenarios of cables leading to fire or occupant injuries. The traditional
approach to fire hazards of electrical cables assessment is also described in the first part.
The second part of the book is focused on the creation and description of a new approach to
fire hazard assessment of electrical cables. The new approach is based on the assessment of
both ignition parameters of electrical cables and the impact of their fires on the surrounding
area. The ignition parameters include critical heat flux ignition temperature and critical
electrical current. The impact of cable fires on the surrounding area is expressed by the
released heat toxicity of combustion products (determined by the amount of released carbon
oxides and oxygen consumed) and visibility (determined by the smoke extinction area). Newly
created approach is practically illustrated on specific types of cables (power cables
classified to B2ca and Fca reaction to fire class) in this book. The book is intended mainly
for academics in the fields of both fire protection engineering and electrical engineering.
Besides that the professionals in fire safety will find valuable information concerning impact
of electrical cables on the safety of occupants and structures during fire in the book. In
addition the book sheds light on the issue of fire safety of electrical cables for the
professionals in both electrical and power engineering. Last but not least the book is
appropriate also for students in the fields of fire electrical and power engineering in
bachelor master and Ph.D. degree.
