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The various aspects of the subject ignition of unwanted fires has been thoroughly investigated by Babrauskas and presented in the comprehensive Ignition Handbook. This book is concentrating on the calculation of the development of surface temperature. Despite many limitations, it is often assumed that a solid ignites due to external heating when its exposed surface reaches a particular ignition temperature.
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Babrauskas V (2003) Ignition handbook ISBN 0-9728111-3-3, Lib. of Congr. #2003090333, Fire Science Publishers, WA, USA
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Wickström, U. (2016). Thermal Ignition Theory. In: Temperature Calculation in Fire Safety Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30172-3_8
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