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Experimental Investigation of Liquid and Gas Fueled Flames Towards the Development of a Burning Rate Emulator (BRE) for Microgravity Applications
(2012)
Laminar steady burning on flat plates was studied at various orientations with respect to gravity. Flat wicks were saturated with methanol or ethanol. Steady flames were obtained, and ranged from boundary layer flames to ...
Predicting Smoke Detector Responce Using a Quantitative Salt-Water Modeling Technique
(2004-06-16)
This investigation provides a detailed analysis of the hydraulic analogue technique used as a predictive tool for understanding smoke detector response within a complex enclosure. There currently exists no collectively ...
An Analysis of Vehicle Fires and Potential Methods to Reduce Their Severity Through More Stringent Material Standards
(2008-06-17)
In the United States, more than 1 in every 12 fire fatalities occurs in a passenger road vehicle; vehicle fires claim roughly 1200 injuries, $1.3 billion in property loss, and 490 lives annually. Very little progress has ...
Development of a Turbulent Wolfhard-Parker Burner with Suppressing Co-flow
(2014)
A burner and surrounding co-flow air system were developed for experimental study of flame suppression in a diluted oxygen environment. Development of the burner was guided by design criteria requiring the flame to be a ...
Detailed Measurements of Fire-Induced Mixing Phenomena
(2014)
This study successfully validated the use of salt-water analog modeling as an effective diagnostic tool for predicting fire-induced flows. A technique was developed for taking measurements using combined Planar Laser-Induced ...
Using Inverse Fire Modeling With Multiple Input Signals to Obtain Heat Release Rates in Compartment Fire Scenarios
(2014)
A set of multi-room compartment fire experiments were conducted to obtain measurements of hot gas layer temperature and depth. These measurements were used as an input to an inverse fire model that coupled a genetic algorithm ...
Development of the ASTM E681 Standard
(2016)
ASHRAE 34, based on ASTM E681, was improved by identifying and rectifying deficiencies in ASTM E681. An ASTM E681 apparatus and procedure was developed with gaseous refrigerant testing in mind. The plumbing was improved ...
An Assessment of the Use of Flame Retardant Plastics for Museum Applications
(2007-12-18)
Halogenated flame retardant plastic sheeting may help to reduce flame spread in museums; however, the plastics contain chemicals that may be harmful to museum objects in situ, particularly metals. This study assesses ...
Upward Flame Spread over Discrete Fuels
(2014)
Upward flame spread over discrete fuels has been analyzed through experimental research on vertical arrays of alternating lengths of PMMA and insulation. By manipulating the lengths of the PMMA fuel and the insulation, ...
A STUDY OF INTERMITTENT CONVECTIVE HEATING OF FINE LIVE WILDLAND FUELS
(2020)
Recent studies have investigated the role of convective heating advancing wildland fire spread through intermittent bursts or pulses of flames onto unburned fuels. This study seeks to expand on initial experiments investigating ...