Experimental study on flame merging probability and pulsation frequency of annular hydrocarbon pool fires with various inner and outer diameters
Title
Experimental study on flame merging probability and pulsation frequency of annular hydrocarbon pool fires with various inner and outer diameters
Subject
Annular pool fire
Flame merging
Mass loss rate
Pulsation frequency
Description
Hydrocarbon pool fires can cause serious fire accidents. This study focused on the flame-merging behavior and pulsation frequency of annular hydrocarbon pool fires with various inner and outer diameters. Experiments were performed with annular pool fires having outer diameters (D) in the range of 0.15–0.55 m and inner diameters (d) in the range of 0.05–0.45 m. The fuel used was n-heptane. The flame-merging probability and pulsation frequency of annular pool fires with various inner and outer diameters were examined. With the development of the pool fire, the initially produced “annular flame” finally merged. According to the dimensional analysis, a fitted correlation of the piece function with different heat-release rates and annular-pool sizes was proposed for describing the flame merging and pulsation frequency, and the proposed correlation in this work is suitable for no wind conditions.
Publisher
Process Safety and Environmental Protection
Date
2021-02-01
Contributor
Deng, Lei
Tang, Fei
Ma, Xin
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
XJE4QJ98
0957-5820
10.1016/j.psep.2020.11.015
Collection
Citation
“Experimental study on flame merging probability and pulsation frequency of annular hydrocarbon pool fires with various inner and outer diameters,” Lamar University Midstream Center Research, accessed May 15, 2024, https://lumc.omeka.net/items/show/1441.