Influence of initial bagasse temperature
A consideration which appears exclusive to bagasse is assembly of the stockpile at temperatures above ambient Analysis by Gray and Scott (1985) showed
that for dry bagasse initial temperatures greater than 90 “C would be necessary to
initiate spontaneous combustion. There would appear to be no possibility that
ignition by the high temperature reaction can occur in bagasse stockpiles due to
initial bagasse temperatures above ambient The effect which the initial temperature may have on spontaneous combustion associated with the one or more low
temperature reactions which appear to exist has yet to be determined.