Low Smoke Zero Halogen cables ensure low toxicity and high visibility in fire, operation up to 105°C and 70 years working life. Mariotti Kabel, based in Karlsruhe, Germany, with operations worldwide, is producing power and communications systems and cables since 1948....
Anker, Devan and Shark Solutions have developed a halogen-free FR carpet for aviation using 100% recycled PVB binder (polyvinyl butyral) sourced from recycled vehicle and construction glass. Anker, a German professional carpet manufacturer, developed the product with...
RiSE report concludes EV fires have similar heat release to conventional vehicles, but specific additional toxicity risks. The report presents full scale fire tests comparing two electric vehicles to a comparable diesel model, battery fire tests and data from a...
A review of 150 papers shows the high variability of LiB fires, importance of battery chemistry and of state of charges (SOC). Batteries with lithium iron phosphate cathodes show significantly lower peak temperature and lower risk of thermal runaway than those with...
Thermal runaway and fire test of large cell battery shows high toxic emissions and dangers to firefighters. Seven tests were carried out on large (300 Ah, 0.54 kg) single cell LiFePO4 cathode lithium ion battery, as used in buses or for energy storage. The battery was...
