Buoyancy-forced convection interaction, flame heat transfer and opposed-reversed spread phenomenon of opposed ceiling flame spread

Y Huang, Y Ma, N Zhu, J Lv, X Chen, F Tang - … Communications in Heat …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heat-mass transfer processes in flame spread underneath a combustible ceiling are
influenced by the interaction between flame-induced buoyant convection and external …

Experimental study on flame spread and extinction over horizontal power cables under longitudinal ventilation in a utility tunnel

T Wang, W An - Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2023 - Elsevier
Flame spread and extinction over horizontal power cables (polyethylene (PE) sheathed and
cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) insulated power cable) under longitudinal ventilation in a …

Analysis of heat transfer during flame spread over energized-wire under high currents

K Tang, S Wu, H Zhang, C Li, B Yuan… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Electrical wire is one of the primary causes of electrical fires because of short circuiting or
overload current. Experiments were carried out to characterize the influence of high currents …

Experimental study on fire spread behavior of single 110ákV cable under different layout conditions

T Xu, C Chen, W Du, F Gao, Z Wang, T Yi - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
High-voltage cable fire accidents can cause large-scale power outages. In particular, the
110ákV large-section (diameter 10ácm) cable has complex cable structures. Therefore …

Effects of one-side confinement and current on heat transfer mechanisms over single electrical wire flame spread behaviors

X Huang, M Zhang, H Ding, P Xu, X Zhang, X Li… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The electrical wire fire often occurs in the confined space, making the flame spread behavior
complex and the risk increase. In this paper, experimental and theoretical study on the flame …

Experimental investigation of flame spread interaction and heat transfer over inclined parallel twin wires under different separation distances

Y Gao, P Zhang, Z Yang, H Guo, F Guo, H Zhu… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper experimentally studies the effects of separation distance (0–52 mm) and
inclination angle (0°–90°) on the flame spread interaction and heat transfer over inclined …

An experimental investigation of flames spread interaction over two parallel electrical wires of various separations

Y Lu, L Hu, Y Ma, Z Guo, Q Wang - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper investigated experimentally the interaction behaviors of flames spreading over
two parallel adjacent electrical wires at various separation distances. Experiments were …

Near-limit downward/opposed flame spread, flame front oscillation and limiting oxygen concentration of B-LDPE tube in normal-and hypergravity

Y Ma, F Ren, T Takemata, S Nakaya, M Tsue - Fire Safety Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Near-limit downward flame spread over cylindrical thermoplastic materials under various
gravities, oxygen concentrations and opposed flow velocities were investigated …

Effect of the thickness of polyethylene insulation on flame spread over electrical wire with Cu-core under AC electric fields

MS Kang, J Park, SH Chung, CS Yoo - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Effect of the thickness of polyethylene (PE) insulator on flame spread over electrical
wire with high thermal conductivity of Cu-core is experimentally investigated by varying the …

Research Progress on the Fire Characteristics of Electric Cables and Wires

F Yu, S Wang, K Tang, Y Lin, S Wang, Y Zhang - Fire, 2024 - mdpi.com
With the development of the social economy and the improvement of electrification, cables
and wires play an important role in people's lives and industrial development. Meanwhile …