RULES AND REGULATIONS TO ENSURE FIRE SAFETY WHEN HANDLING PYROTECHNICS. Part I. General information about pyrotechnic products, methods of control and classification

Abstract

Every year on the eve of New year and other holidays for entrepreneurs, legal entities and people simply awakened interest in pyrotechnics, as fireworks and shows are often one of the main parts of the holiday, literally and figuratively decorating celebration. At the same time hold the interest and to the regulatory requirements of the purchase, sale and storage of pyrotechnics. The two-part series, offered to the reader, are designed to reduce the lack of knowledge of consumer of fireworks products about fire safety requirements in the process of her conversion (sale, storage, transportation, use, disposal) and thus contribute to reducing injuries and fires. The first article describes general information about pyrotechnic compositions, fireworks pyrotechnic products and their properties, the classification of the DRF. The analysis of factors affecting the rate of combustion of the pyrotechnic composition (nature of the composition, the material of the housing part, a shell, thermal conductivity and heat capacity of the composition, temperature, pressure, formation of intermediate products of combustion). In summary, the presented methods to assess fire danger fireworks pyrotechnic products.