Experimental study of crude oil slick burning on a turbulent water surface

L Chang, AS Rangwala - Combustion and Flame, 2022 - Elsevier
This study provides new data regarding the burning dynamics of a thin oil layer on a water
surface with carefully controlled turbulence intensity. The turbulent water surface is …

Study of enhanced dodecane pool burning with an immersed metal alloy high temperature heat pipe

B Nie, Y Wei, L Chang - International Communications in Heat and Mass …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the application of a metal alloy high-temperature heat pipe (HTHP)
for dodecane pool burning enhancement and its corresponding heat transfer characteristics …

Influence of immersed conductive objects on quasi-steady burning behavior of fuel slick in turbulent waters

M Kottalgi, S Nair, L Chang… - Combustion Science and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In situ burning (ISB) is an effective technique for burning oil spills that occur in oceans. The
need for enhancing the burning characteristics and advancing the technique of burning fuels …

Experimental study of the burning behavior of small-scale n-heptane pool fires enhanced by use of immersed thermally conductive thin plates

J Chen, Y Yu, H Zhang, C Zhang, J Shi, D Kong, Z Luo - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
As a serious environmental concern, oil spill accidents cause the disastrous consequences
to ocean ecological environment and resources. This study experimentally investigates the …

Experimental study of coupling between the burning behaviors of fuel storage tanks and thin fuel pools

L Fang, J Fang, Y Hu, F Tian, M Wang, HR Shah… - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Fires frequently result from fuel spills from burning storage tanks and can represent serious
hazards. Previous studies have focused primarily on stand-alone pool or storage tank fires …

Burning of fuel layers on a turbulent water surface with an immersed conductive object

L Chang, AS Rangwala - Combustion and Flame, 2023 - Elsevier
This study experimentally investigates the burning dynamics of dodecane and heptane with
a vertical-immersed copper rod on a turbulent water surface. The water surface turbulence is …

Hydrocarbon Fuel Burning Analysis Using a Variable B-Number on Turbulent Water Surface with Immersed Thermal Conductors

L Chang, A Rangwala - Combustion Science and Technology, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the combustion mechanisms of a floating hydrocarbon fuel layer with
immersed heat conductors on a turbulent water surface. A mass burning rate model is …

Burning capability of the flame refluxer under the influence of waves

NG Sauer, KS Arsava, AS Rangwala - Fire safety journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental oil spills pose a significant hazard to marine ecosystems. In-situ burning is an
effectively employed means of cleanup and containment due to its low cost and speed for …

Influence of Water Turbulence on Burning Behavior of Thin Fuel Slick

M Kottalgi, S Nair, L Chang… - Combustion Science and …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This experimental study analyses the burning behavior of a thin n-dodecane fuel slick,
floating on the water sublayer under varying turbulence intensity. An experimental platform …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of Turbulence on Fuel Slick Fires with an Immersed Conductive Object

L Chang - 2021 - digital.wpi.edu
The hazard associated with crude oil spills has been a major environmental concern as the
increasing demands of offshore drilling and oil tanker transport in recent decades. The …