Preliminary Experimental Study of Horizontal Opening Effect on Pool Fire Behavior

Xiao Chen; Shouxiang Lu; Kim Meow Liew

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.012

Preliminary Experimental Study of Horizontal Opening Effect on Pool Fire Behavior

Xiao Chen, Shouxiang Lu^*, Kim Meow Liew

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Abstract

A series of experiments were conducted in a ceiling vented compartment to obtain the horizontal opening effect on pool fire behavior. Three pan diameters and six horizontal opening sizes were adopted and measurements included the mass loss, oxygen concentration and temperature in the horizontal opening. A dimensionless horizontal ventilation parameter coupling horizontal opening and pool fire areas was proposed to deal with these measuring parameters obtained. Results show that the burning rate varies with the horizontal opening parameter, as well as the oxygen concentration at extinction. Moreover, the maximum and average temperature difference in the horizontal opening present similar poisson distribution with an increase in horizontal ventilation parameter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	181-184
Journal	Energy Procedia
Volume	66
Online published	31 May 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.02.012
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	12th International Conference on Combustion and Energy Utilisation (ICCEU 2014) - Lancaster, United Kingdom Duration: 29 Sept 2014 → 3 Oct 2014

Research Keywords

Ceiling vented compartment
Fire behavior
Horizontal ventilation parameter
Temperature difference

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