A review of near-limit opposed fire spread

X Huang, J Gao - Fire Safety Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Creeping fire spread under opposed airflow is a classic fundamental fire research problem
involving heat transfer, fluid dynamics, chemical kinetics, and is strongly dependent on …

Prediction of maximum ceiling temperature of rectangular fire against wall in longitudinally ventilation tunnels: Experimental analysis and machine learning modeling

P Hu, X Peng, F Tang - Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, experimental analysis and machine learning modeling of maximum ceiling
temperature for wall fire in longitudinally ventilation tunnels were conducted. The results …

Flame spread: effects of microgravity and scale

DL Urban, P Ferkul, S Olson, GA Ruff, J Easton… - Combustion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
For the first time, a large-scale flame spread experiment was conducted inside an orbiting
spacecraft to study the effects of microgravity and scale and to address the uncertainty …

[HTML][HTML] A taxonomy of concurrent upward flame spread models and sources of uncertainty

W Hittini, F Wiesner, D Lange, JP Hidalgo - International Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
The use of flame spread models as a tool in fire safety engineering practice is subject to
uncertainties arising from the assumptions inherent in the models and the input parameters …

A forest fire susceptibility modeling approach based on Light Gradient Boosting Machine algorithm

Y Sun, F Zhang, H Lin, S Xu - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
A forest fire susceptibility map generated with the fire susceptibility model is the basis of fire
prevention resource allocation. A more reliable susceptibility map helps improve the …

Smoldering propagation and blow-off on consolidated fuel under external airflow

S Lin, TH Chow, X Huang - Combustion and Flame, 2021 - Elsevier
Propagation of smoldering combustion and its blow-off phenomena are of practical
importance in evaluating the fire dynamics of solid fuels, but the scientific understanding is …

Flame distortion and backwards heating behaviors of moving fires: A comparative study

T Chen, D Zhou, Z Lu, S Meng - International Journal of Heat and Mass …, 2023 - Elsevier
Moving fires have been paid great attention by researchers in recent years, while the
behavior of this special combustion phenomenon has not been fully investigated. In this …

Analytical approach to flame propagation over thermally destructing structured material problem

VV Tyurenkova, MN Smirnova - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
The paper investigates the problem of fire safety in habitable space structures. The flame
propagation over thermally destructing material is studied theoretically within the framework …

Facade fire hazards of bench-scale aluminum composite panel with flame-retardant core

AA Khan, S Lin, X Huang, A Usmani - Fire Technology, 2021 - Springer
Façade fires in tall buildings are currently occurring more than once a month globally that
are responsible for many casualties and billions of dollars in losses. In particular, the tragic …

Temperature distribution and heat transfer mechanism at the upstream surface of a moving burner

T Chen, D Zhou, Z Lu, S Meng - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Moving fires are challenging because of their aerodynamic effects, which have gained wide
attention recently. Concurrent flame spread can occur due to tilted flames, and the backward …