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Structure and Radiation Properties of Pool Fires.


PB94193802

Publication Date 1992
Personal Author Klassen, M.; Gore, J. P.
Page Count 156
Abstract An experimental and theoretical study of radiative feedback, burning rates, radiative heat loss fractions, and flame heights for pool fires with diameters ranging from 4.6 cm to 100 cm was completed. Transient measurements of soot and temperature distributions were obtained in 7.1 cm and 30 cm heptane and toluene fires using a three-wavelength emission/absorption probe. The heat release rates of the fires varied from 0.6 kW to 2,166 kW allowing a study over a wide range. A variety of fuels were tried but most of the measurements were restricted to methanol, heptane, and toluene as representatives of the alcohols, paraffins and aromatics. Radiative feedback was measured using a new in situ purged optical probe inserted at the level of the fuel surface. Measurements of reflection of energy from the fuel surface were also obtained.
Keywords
  • Radiative heat transfer
  • Fuels
  • Burning rate
  • Combustion
  • Data analysis
  • Spectral emission
  • Burners
  • Heat flux
  • Soot
  • Heat measurement
  • Pool fires
Source Agency
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
NTIS Subject Category
  • 97K - Fuels
  • 81A - Combustion & Ignition
  • 46 - Physics
Corporate Authors Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN. Thermal Sciences and Propulsion Center.; National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.
Supplemental Notes Sponsored by National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD.
Document Type Technical Report
Title Note Final rept. 1 Sep 91-31 Aug 92.
NTIS Issue Number 199420
Structure and Radiation Properties of Pool Fires.
Structure and Radiation Properties of Pool Fires.
PB94193802

  • Radiative heat transfer
  • Fuels
  • Burning rate
  • Combustion
  • Data analysis
  • Spectral emission
  • Burners
  • Heat flux
  • Soot
  • Heat measurement
  • Pool fires
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
  • 97K - Fuels
  • 81A - Combustion & Ignition
  • 46 - Physics
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