Experimental study of dynamic combustion behavior and heat transfer of heptane pool fire with burning time under thin fuel thickness (2.0 mm–14.0 mm)

Chen Wang and Jie Ji

Energy, 2023, vol. 270, issue C

Abstract: A dynamic combustion period occurs after the liquid fuel ignition, but the combustion mechanism is complicated and unclear due to dynamic heat transfer between the fuel and the substrate. This work uses a method of experimental research and theoretical analysis to study the dynamic combustion behaviour and heat transfer of pool fire with burning time (t) under thin fuel thickness (δ). Research contents include the relation of flame height (Z), burning rate (m˙), heat transfer between fuel and substrate with t, and the evolution mechanism of the output composition of total heat feedback with δ. The research found Z and m˙ increase with t until maintaining constant, whereas δ is different. Heat convection loss increases rapidly, then increases slowly, and finally keeps constant because thin-layer fuel is quickly heated. Heat radiation loss firstly surges, then fluctuates due to the combined effect of the flame shape and necking effect. Total heat loss tends from radiation to convection. The heat for heating fuel and the heat radiation reflected from the substrate are considered in the dynamic combustion stage. The fractions of heating fuel, vaporization heat, heat loss and heat reflection were calculated and studied. This work adds theoretical knowledge of fire dynamics

Keywords: Dynamic combustion behavior; Dynamic heat transfer; Thin fuel thickness; Pool fire; Liquid fuel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.126973

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