Use of pre-charred surfaces to improve fire performance of wood
Wood is one of the most commonly-used and sustainable construction materials, but it is
flammable in nature. Pre-charring is an ancient approach used to protect wooden …
flammable in nature. Pre-charring is an ancient approach used to protect wooden …
Experimental study on combustion and flame spread characteristics in horizontal arrays of discrete fuels
The combustion and flame spread behaviors of discrete fuels often depend on the
distribution of the fuel arrays, including the fuel bed width and the spacing of the fuel arrays …
distribution of the fuel arrays, including the fuel bed width and the spacing of the fuel arrays …
Experimental insight into catalytic mechanism of transition metal oxide nanoparticles on combustion of 5-Amino-1H-Tetrazole energetic propellant by multi kinetics …
The employment of TMOs as catalyst has been widely popularized in thermal decomposition
and combustion process, especially in propellants and explosives application areas. The …
and combustion process, especially in propellants and explosives application areas. The …
Application of distributed activation energy models to polymer pyrolysis: Effects of distributed model selection, characteristics, validation, and sensitivity analysis
In this study for exploring the pyrolysis mechanism and kinetics prediction, distributed
activation energy models (DAEMs) were employed and developed to fit the pyrolysis …
activation energy models (DAEMs) were employed and developed to fit the pyrolysis …
Experimental investigations on transient burning characteristics of a butt-jointed wooden wall with horizontal gaps in timber buildings
H Hu, J Shi, Z Qi, H Li, J Ji - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a series of experiments were carried out to study transient burning behaviors of
vertical wooden boards widely used as dividing walls in timber buildings. The boards were …
vertical wooden boards widely used as dividing walls in timber buildings. The boards were …
Structural means for fire-safe wooden façade design
This study investigates five fire stop variants used to limit the spread of fire on wooden
façades. For this purpose, five fire tests using various types of wooden façade claddings and …
façades. For this purpose, five fire tests using various types of wooden façade claddings and …
Flame spread behavior characterization of discrete fuel array under a forced flow
The forced flow driven flame spread behavior along an array of discrete wooden fuel
elements was experimentally investigated, which could be an important step to …
elements was experimentally investigated, which could be an important step to …
Understanding the effects of inclination angle and fuel bed width on concurrent flame spread over discrete fuel arrays
Concurrent flame spread over discrete fuel arrays is a dangerous flame configuration where
flame spread has the same direction with induced airflow. However, inclined upward flame …
flame spread has the same direction with induced airflow. However, inclined upward flame …
Flame spread predictions over linear discrete fuel arrays using an empirical B-number model and stagnation point flow
A stagnation-point flow model based in part on the mass transfer B-number was adapted to
approximate the heat flux and time to ignition of dowel arrays subject to forced convection …
approximate the heat flux and time to ignition of dowel arrays subject to forced convection …
Identifying the criterion for discrete flame spread over single-row birch rods
Although discrete flame spread is a common phenomenon in the practical fire scenarios,
such as a group of burning trees under bushfire, research gaps still exist to address the …
such as a group of burning trees under bushfire, research gaps still exist to address the …