A review of physics and correlations of pool fire behaviour in wind and future challenges
L Hu - Fire safety journal, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the physics and correlations for the burning behaviour of pool fires in
wind, discussing also challenges for future research on this topic. In the past decades, the …
wind, discussing also challenges for future research on this topic. In the past decades, the …
Pool fire dynamics: Principles, models and recent advances
Pool fire is generally described as a diffusion combustion process that occurs above a
horizontal fuel surface (composed of gaseous or volatile condensed fuel) with low (∼ zero) …
horizontal fuel surface (composed of gaseous or volatile condensed fuel) with low (∼ zero) …
Numerical simulation of a continuously released ethanol spill fire in an inclined tunnel with longitudinal ventilation
C Ye, P Zhang - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
Under the influences of the chimney effect and longitudinal ventilation, the risks of
continuous spill fires in inclined tunnels are catastrophic with great complexity and …
continuous spill fires in inclined tunnels are catastrophic with great complexity and …
Experimental study and physical analysis of flame geometry in pool fires under relatively strong cross flows
Y Lin, MA Delichatsios, X Zhang, L Hu - Combustion and Flame, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigated the influence of horizontal cross flows on the flame geometry in pool
fires. Four square gaseous burners with dimensions of 8 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm, and 20 cm were …
fires. Four square gaseous burners with dimensions of 8 cm, 10 cm, 15 cm, and 20 cm were …
Experimental study of dynamic combustion behavior and heat transfer of heptane pool fire with burning time under thin fuel thickness (2.0 mm–14.0 mm)
C Wang, J Ji - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
A dynamic combustion period occurs after the liquid fuel ignition, but the combustion
mechanism is complicated and unclear due to dynamic heat transfer between the fuel and …
mechanism is complicated and unclear due to dynamic heat transfer between the fuel and …
Sample width and thickness effects on horizontal flame spread over a thin PMMA surface
In previous studies, it was found that there exists a minimum flame spread rate under a
certain range of sample widths for steady burning horizontal flame spread. While this was …
certain range of sample widths for steady burning horizontal flame spread. While this was …
Energy balance in medium-scale methanol, ethanol, and acetone pool fires
Several series of measurements were made to characterize medium-scale pool fires steadily
burning in a well-ventilated, quiescent, open environment. Time-averaged local …
burning in a well-ventilated, quiescent, open environment. Time-averaged local …
Burning characteristics of conduction-controlled rectangular hydrocarbon pool fires in a reduced pressure atmosphere at high altitude in Tibet
The burning characteristics of conduction-controlled rectangular hydrocarbon pool fires in a
reduced pressure atmosphere have not been revealed in the past. In this paper, rectangular …
reduced pressure atmosphere have not been revealed in the past. In this paper, rectangular …
A non-dimensional global correlation of maximum gas temperature beneath ceiling with different blockage–fire distance in a longitudinal ventilated tunnel
This paper presents an experimental investigation and non-dimensional global correlation
of maximum gas temperature beneath ceiling with blockage (vehicle) at different distance …
of maximum gas temperature beneath ceiling with blockage (vehicle) at different distance …
Evolution of heat feedback in medium pool fires with cross air flow and scaling of mass burning flux by a stagnant layer theory solution
This paper quantifies experimentally the evolution of heat feedbacks through conduction,
convection and radiation in medium square pool fires (10–25 cm) with horizontal cross air …
convection and radiation in medium square pool fires (10–25 cm) with horizontal cross air …