YAO Yao, GUO Jin, XIE Feng, et al. Effect of inclination angle on flame spread over sand bed wetted with liquid fuel[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (11): 4025-4030.
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YAO Yao, GUO Jin, XIE Feng, et al. Effect of inclination angle on flame spread over sand bed wetted with liquid fuel[J]. CIESC Journal, 2013, (11): 4025-4030.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2013.11.019.
Effect of inclination angle on flame spread over sand bed wetted with liquid fuel
In order to prevent fire accident caused by leakage of liquid fuels in the process of storing
using and transporting
a schlieren system
CCD cameras and K-thermocouples were used to study the characteristics of flame spreading over sand bed wetted with 1-butanol.The effect of surface inclination angle of sand bed on the mechanism of flame spread was analyzed.The results indicate that the flame spreads on the sand bed at constant speed.When the flame spreads upward
its height
yellow luminous zone and spread rate increase with surface angle; when the flame spreads downward
they all decrease as the surface angle increases.As the surface inclination angle increases
the preheating zone magnifies
which is in front of the flame
and the thickness of thermal boundary layer decreases
which is in the sand layer.The investigation on flame spread characteristics and burning mechanism provide some guideline for fire suppression and environmental protection.