I am sorry, but as a scientist with a degree in EE, this is nonsense.
The heat from a burning battery would immediately melt the copper wires and the heat could not be conducted from one house to another (convection is wrong; an entirely different process) or even within the house itself.
Except, that's not what they're talking about. The burning lithium ion battery would not be simply confined to transferring heat via the copper wiring to the house. It would also burn its enclosure and begin a fire around the area where it is installed.
That seems obvious to me... Did they not cover this in EE?
I am sorry, but as a scientist with a degree in EE, this is nonsense.
The heat from a burning battery would immediately melt the copper wires and the heat could not be conducted from one house to another (convection is wrong; an entirely different process) or even within the house itself.
Came n to say that...
Copper has a melt point at 1,984°F.
It "could" start a fire but I think Juan or Ahmed are setting those fires.
Except, that's not what they're talking about. The burning lithium ion battery would not be simply confined to transferring heat via the copper wiring to the house. It would also burn its enclosure and begin a fire around the area where it is installed.
That seems obvious to me... Did they not cover this in EE?