I seem to recollect advice given that heating of smalls coal will start
after around 3-4 weeks; it is generally quick if ambient temperature is
high and if heating has n't started by 10-12 weeks then it's unlikely to
happen.
In reply to:
I may have missed it but how long did a coal store have to stand before
> combustion started. I realise it would depend on various factors, but I
> read once that many coal burning ships had perpetual problems with
> spontaneous combustion and controlling it became a way of life. I may be
> wrong but did not the Titanic in its tragically short life suffer the
same
> problem?
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