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Re: Teflon skillets
Posted by: dcarpenter (IP Logged)
Date: October 17, 2006 08:21AM
Jimmy,
Did the pan actually melt or did it just soften and deform around the electric coils?
If the room flashed over or there was direct flame impingment on the pan, it is possible to soften or melt the Aluminum pan and create the conditions you describe.
A fire starting in the pan with a commbustible or flammable liquid provides a different fire exposure to the pan than an adjacent fire with direct flame impingment on the pan. AL pans have been used in many fire tests with flammable and combustible liquids and do not produce the result you are decribing.
I hope this is helpful to you in your case.
Sincerely,
Doug Carpenter
Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
(410) 884-3267 (fax)
www.csefire.com
Did the pan actually melt or did it just soften and deform around the electric coils?
If the room flashed over or there was direct flame impingment on the pan, it is possible to soften or melt the Aluminum pan and create the conditions you describe.
A fire starting in the pan with a commbustible or flammable liquid provides a different fire exposure to the pan than an adjacent fire with direct flame impingment on the pan. AL pans have been used in many fire tests with flammable and combustible liquids and do not produce the result you are decribing.
I hope this is helpful to you in your case.
Sincerely,
Doug Carpenter
Douglas J. Carpenter, MScFPE, CFEI, PE, FSFPE
Vice President & Principal Engineer
Combustion Science & Engineering, Inc.
8940 Old Annapolis Road, Suite L
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 884-3266
(410) 884-3267 (fax)
www.csefire.com
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957 | dcarpenter | 10/16/2006 09:03AM |
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960 | Jimmy Collier | 10/16/2006 05:03PM |
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