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Cargo Heat - Spontaneous Combustion

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Self-heating hazard classification for bulk cargoes (coal, DRI, sulphide) - temperature trend and gas composition.

Formula

$$ Risk = f(dT/dt, [CO]) $$

Symbol legend

SymbolMeaningUnitSource
$dT/dt$Temperature rise rate°C/dayRTDs
$[CO]$Carbon monoxideppmgas analyser

Sources

  • IMSBC Code 10.8.