Piloted ignition of wildland fuel litters was experimentally studied using the FM Global Fire
Propagation Apparatus (FPA) with an applied external radiant heat flux up to 30kW/m2. Fuel …

Non-piloted radiative ignition and transition to flame spread over thin cellulose fuel samples
was studied aboard the USMP-3 STS-75 Space Shuttle mission, and in three test series in …

Ignition phenomena of electric wires carrying short-term excess electric currents were
investigated in microgravity with experiments and calculations. Microgravity experiments …

This work investigates experimentally and theoretically the downward spread of a flame over
a thick polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) slab with an opposed flow of air. Simulation results …

The ignition of electric wire after long-term excess current supply under microgravity was
studied using both experimental and numerical methods. The experiments were conducted …

Overload ignition of electric wires in microgravity has been investigated for space fire safety.
Microgravity experiments from drop towers and parabolic flight have been conducted to …

The overload ignition of polymer insulated wires in microgravity was investigated as basic
information for space fire safety. This paper focuses on the effect of pyrolysis kinetic …

The transition from smoldering to flaming is basically a homogeneous gas-phase ignition
reaction that has a high potential to engulf the entire fuel bed in flames. However, the …

In order to reduce the risk of decompression sickness associated with extra-vehicular activity
(EVA), NASA is designing the next generation of exploration vehicles and habitats with a …

This paper presents an experimental and theoretical study on limit conditions for smoldering
combustion of biomass fuel. A fuel rod was burned in an oxidizer flow in a Tsuji-Yamaoka …