What is the accelerator?
The accelerator is any substance that accelerates the process, but most people use this term specifically to refer to substances that contribute to the spread of fires. Fire accelerators include things like hydrocarbons, paper, plastics and other materials that can cause fire to spread faster or burn more strongly than otherwise. When investigating arson, the detection of accelerators is particularly important, as the presence of such a substance will have to prove to be classified as a fire as arson. Without accelerate, most fires burn at relatively cool temperatures; Although these temperatures are high enough to cause serious damage and kill any living organisms trapped in fire, they are usually not hot enough to do things like melting hard metals. In the presence of an accelerate, however, it has a fire that is known as the more avidity rate of heat release, which means that the fire burns very hot, causing significantly more damage to the site.
The accelerator can also cause explosion, usually through the accumulation of pairs that ignite on fire fire. The explosive nature of the accelerators has sometimes literally thrown into the face of arson, because the fire can wake up explosive before someone is fully prepared; The arson bodies are sometimes found in the fires it determine, as a result. Explosions characteristic of some acceleration are sometimes a key guide for fire inspectors who can be able to say that fire is arson while still burning, thanks to explosions, high heat and rapid expansion.
ARSON investigators can use a number of tools to identify accelerators on the spot. Acceleration leaves different chemical signatures that can be detected by the nose of arson, for example, G and sometimes apparent physical traces may show that an accelerator is present. Once the use of the accelerate has been proven, the fire can be classified as arson, opening the investigation to determine who will ignite the fire and why.
In addition to being deliberately introduced on the spot with the intention of causing fire, the accelerate can also occur naturally or be brought by accident. Historically, some plastics were accessed as accelerators by eliminating couples that could dangerously ignite, and some very serious fires were caused by the presence of such pairs in households, hotels and businesses. Some adhesives, solvents and colors can also act as accelerators, so it is important to ensure that such things such things thoroughly dry when they are applied.