Pool fire dynamics: Principles, models and recent advances

Y Chen, J Fang, X Zhang, Y Miao, Y Lin, R Tu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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) …

Local contributions of resolved and subgrid turbulence-radiation interaction in LES/presumed FDF modelling of large-scale methanol pool fires

F Nmira, JL Consalvi - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study aims to quantify individual contributions to turbulence-radiation interaction
(TRI) in LES of large methanol pool fires with diameters ranging from 1m to 4m. These …

Evolution characteristics of 3D vortex structures in stratified swirling flames studied by dual-plane stereoscopic PIV

S Wang, J Zheng, L Li, Z Yang, X Xia, C Fu, Y Gao… - Combustion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Stratified swirling flames are typically formed in centrally-staged combustors of modern aero
engines. The pilot flame plays an indispensable role in stabilizing the stratified swirling …

Faster flicker of buoyant diffusion flames by weakly rotatory flows

T Yang, P Zhang - Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2023 - Springer
Flickering buoyant diffusion methane flames in weakly rotatory flows were computationally
and theoretically investigated. The prominent computational finding is that the flicker …

Vortex interaction in triple flickering buoyant diffusion flames

T Yang, Y Chi, P Zhang - Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple flickering buoyant diffusion flames of methane gas in equilateral triangle arrangement,
as a nonlinear dynamical system of coupled oscillators, were computationally investigated …

Dynamics of periodically-excited vortices in swirling flames

G Wang, X Liu, X Xia, S Wang, F Qi - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work investigates the dynamics of periodically-excited vortices in swirling cold flow and
hot flame using high-speed particle image velocimetry, for three different Strouhal numbers …

Frequency jump of a flickering buoyant jet diffusion flame influenced by ambient coflow

H Zhang, Y Yang, L Li, Y Peng, X Xia, F Qi - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
Flickering of laminar diffusion flames is known to be caused by the buoyancy-induced
toroidal vortices attached to the outer flame surface, making a classical model for …

Dynamical mode recognition of triple flickering buoyant diffusion flames in Wasserstein space

Y Chi, T Yang, P Zhang - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple flickering buoyant diffusion flames in an isosceles triangle arrangement, as a
nonlinear dynamical system of coupled oscillators, were experimentally studied. The focus …

Mechanism and effect assessment of sub-atmospheric pressure and co-flow air to suppress the flicker of buoyancy-driven methane laminar diffusion flame

X Yang, S Ma, J Gao, Q Du, Y Zhang, H Dong… - Fuel Processing …, 2023 - Elsevier
To further reduce the combustion instability behavior in high-altitude areas, a synergistic
suppression of buoyancy-driven methane laminar diffusion flame flicker was achieved by …

Thermal and spectral analysis of a pool fire in an engine compartment: Experimental study on the influence of ventilation and fuel depth

A Robinet, K Chetehouna, S Junjunan, A Cablé… - Process Safety and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Engine fire hazards in vehicles are a threat to the personnel, inducing potential fatal injuries
as well as damage to the vehicles themselves and their operational capabilities. Thus, it is …