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Rapid Estimation of the Heat Release Rate of Combustible Items
Heat release rate (HRR) from a fire is the most important parameter to describe the potential hazards posed from a fire. Indeed, the environmental consequences of a fire in a confined space depend in large measure on the HRR. Typically, the HRR curves of
A. Dusso, S. Grimaz, E. Salzano
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Heat release rate markers for premixed combustion [PDF]
The validity of the commonly used flame marker for heat release rate (HRR) visualization, namely the rate of the reaction OH+CH2O↔HCO+H2O is re-examined. This is done both for methane-air and multi-component fuel-air mixtures for lean and stoichiometric conditions.
Nikolaou, Zacharias M. +1 more
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Influence of grammage on heat release rate of polypropylene fabrics
The flammability of nine polypropylene fabrics or sheets has been tested using cone calorimeter at various heat fluxes (25, 35, 50, and 75 kW/m 2 ) in order to assess the relevance of this fire test for thermally thin materials.
Hernandez, Nicolas +2 more
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Diesel engine heat release analysis by using newly defined dimensionless parameters [PDF]
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosphy and awarded by Brunel UniversityDiesel engine combustion has been studied during the last decades by researchers in terms of improving the performance of the engine.
Abbaszadehmosayebi, Gholamreza
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On the Superposition of Heat Release Rate for Polymeric Materials
Different materials will be put together for practical application. In fire risk assessment, the resultant heat release rate of the materials combination, not the heat release rate for a single type of materials has to be known. The resultant heat release rate of two materials mixed in different ratios will be studied in this paper ...
Chow, W.K., Au Yeung, H.W.
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Experimental Estimation of Heat Release Rate of Burning Luggage
This paper considers the fire risk associated with luggage in trains from an experimental point of view. After a review of existing data, it was decided to test medium isolated suitcases, large isolated suitcases, two medium and one large suitcases in a rack, and two medium and one large suitcases in a confined rack, representative of luggage stacked ...
P. Carlotti, M. Suzanne
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Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Fire Dynamics Inside the Closed Enclosure [PDF]
Experimental and numerical studies have been conducted in an enclosure of size 4m × 4m × 4m to determine burning characteristics and the thermal environment inside the closed enclosure.
Deepak Sahu +4 more
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Machine Learning-based Classification of Combustion Events in an RCCI Engine Using Heat Release Rate Shapes [PDF]
Reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) mode offers high thermal efficiency and low nitrogen oxides (NOx) and soot emissions. However, high cyclic variability at low engine load and high pressure rise rates at high loads limit RCCI operation ...
Shahbakhti, Mahdi +5 more
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Knock Reduction Measures in the Gas Fuelled Internal Combustion Engine
Studies on the influence of applying various technologies for combustion knock reduction have been presented in the paper. Among others, investigation concerning the following: over-expanded cycle, variable valve timing, internal and exhaust gas ...
S. Szwaja
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In this work, the fire behavior of a sol-gel in-situ hybrid Mg(OH)2-epoxy nanocomposite was investigated and an artificial neural network-based system built on a fully connected feed-forward artificial neural network was developed to predict its heat ...
Aurelio Bifulco +6 more
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