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 …

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) …

An experimental study on burning rates of dual tandem hydrocarbon pool fires of various separation distances subjected to crossflow

Y Chen, X Zhang, C Kuang, Y Lin, Y Huang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The intention of this experimental work is to investigate the burning rates of two tandem-
placed free-burning square pool fires (15 cm), separated by different separation distances …

Pool fire burning characteristics and risks under wind-free conditions: State-of-the-art

Y Guo, G Xiao, L Wang, C Chen, H Deng, H Mi, C Tu… - Fire Safety Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Pool fire is a typical example of fire accidents in chemical process industries. Since fire
researchers have implemented a variety of measurements to gain insights into pool fire 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 …

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 …

Sample width and thickness effects on horizontal flame spread over a thin PMMA surface

L Jiang, CH Miller, MJ Gollner, JH Sun - Proceedings of the Combustion …, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Burning rate and flame tilt characteristics of radiation-controlled rectangular hydrocarbon pool fires with cross air flows in a reduced pressure

F Tang, L Hu, X Zhang, X Zhang, M Dong - Fuel, 2015 - Elsevier
The mass burning rate and flame tilt evolution for radiation-controlled rectangular
hydrocarbon pool fires with cross air flow (ranged from 0 to 3 m/s) in a reduced pressure …

The influence of a plate obstacle on the burning behavior of small scale pool fires: an experimental study

J Chen, Y Song, Y Yu, G Xiao, WC Tam, D Kong - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
For a typical thermal runaway process of uncontrolled energy release, pool fires are typically
associated with the safety of energy application in modern production and life. In order to …

Scale effect of mass loss rates for pool fires in an open environment and in tunnels with wind

Y Yao, YZ Li, H Ingason, X Cheng - Fire safety journal, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of wind on mass loss rate per unit area (MLRPUA) of
fuel-controlled pool fires both in an open environment and inside tunnels and the scale …