Combustion Properties of Textiles Applied in Tibet Ancient Buildings and Their Clean Flame Retarding Designs

IntroductionThe Tibet is a mysterious and char ming plateaudistrict characteristic of lots of ancient buildings andvigorous religious affairs . Since the for mation of a for mof specifically Tibetan Buddhis m during the7th14thcenturies , textiles have been playing a very i mportantrole in religious ceremonies and in the decoration ofBuddhist temples and monasteries which have becomerepositories of all types of textile decorations . Whetherfor secular or religious purposes ,fromlocal or i mpo…

Combustion Properties of Textiles Applied in Tibet Ancient Buildings and Their Clean Flame Retarding Designs

In the Tibet ancient buildings, there are large amounts of combustible decorative textiles that pose great potential fire hazards. Some typical textile samples were collected from the Potala Palace. Their combustion properties were analyzed by UL 94 Vertical Burning test and Limiting Oxygen Index test. The effects of plateau climate on combustion properties, an important fact required to be considered in the flame retarding design for combustible textiles, were preliminarily compared via test data in the plain and those in the plateau. Based on the foregoing analyses, some thoughts were presented on the clean and feasible flame retarding means for the decorative textiles due to their special applications in Tibet, in ancient buildings and in plateau climate. The fire resistance, weather resistance, UV resistance, endurance, ornamentation and religious performances for these textiles must be taken into considerations comprehensively in the designs.