Surface inclination effects on heat transfer during flame spread acceleration based on FireFOAM
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2022 To study the influence of inclination on flame spread on solid surfaces and improve the accuracy of the theoretical model to predict the flame spread rate through the detailed heat flux distribution in the solid surface, a set of numerical simulations of
Ying Zhang +3 more
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Flame spread over solid fuels in opposite natural convection [PDF]
, 2002 The downward spread of a flame along the surface of a thermally thick solid fuel inclined at an angle to the vertical is investigated, The flow and the heat transfer in the flame front region that controls the spread rate are described numerically using ...
Fernández Tarrazo, Eduardo +1 more
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Effect of ceiling height on flame spread over horizontal poly(methyl methacrylate) slabs in corridor
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 A series of experiments of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) slabs were conducted at different ceiling height to investigate the horizontal flame spread characteristics of combustibles polymers beneath the corridor ceiling.
Fei Peng +3 more
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Flame spread along a fuel rod in the absence of gravity [PDF]
, 1999 An analysis is carried out of the steady spread of a flame with infinitely fast kinetics over a thermally thin solid rod in the absence of gravity. Due to the radial convergence on the solid surface of the heat flux heating and vaporizing the fuel, the ...
Higuera Antón, Francisco +1 more
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Combined effects of width and moisture content on upward flame spread over cotton fabrics
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2019 Present work experimentally investigates the combined effects of width and moisture on the upward flame characteristics over cotton fabrics, using 0.245 mm thick and 1500 mm tall samples with 5 different widths (40 mm, 60 mm, 80 mm, 100 mm, 120 mm) and 5
Tianwei Chu +5 more
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Numerical Simulation of Downward Flame Propagation in Discontinuous Region of Solid Fuel
Fire, 2023 This paper presents a numerical model that investigates the characteristics of flow, heat, and mass transfer on downward flame propagation in the discontinuous region of solid fuel.
Yeming Zhu +6 more
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Large eddy simulation of upward flame spread on PMMA walls with a fully coupled fluid–solid approach [PDF]
, 2017 A fully coupled fluid–solid approach has been developed within FireFOAM 2.2.x, a large eddy simulation (LES) based fire simulation solver within the OpenFOAM® toolbox.
Fukumoto, Kazui +2 more
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An LBM-FDM coupled numerical model for ignition and transient downward flame spread over solid fuel
Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2021 The ignition and subsequent transition to steady-state flame spread behaviors over a vertical solid fuel in normal gravity and static environment were numerically studied in this work.
Shengfeng Luo +3 more
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Flammability behaviour of wood and a review of the methods for its reduction [PDF]
, 2013 Wood is one of the most sustainable, aesthetically pleasing and environmentally benign materials. Not only is wood often an integral part of structures, it is also the main source of furnishings found in homes, schools, and offices around the world.
Hull, T Richard, Lowden, Laura
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FireFlame spread over discrete fuels is a typical phenomenon in fire scenes. Experimental and theoretical research on flame spread over discrete thermally thin fuels separated by air gaps with different inclination angles was conducted in the present study ...
Xiaoliang Zhang +4 more
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