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Experimental Investigation on Flow and Thermal Characteristics of a Pool Fire in an Engine Compartment

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Despite the considerable body of work on pool fires taking place in confined and mechanically ventilated environments, there are still important uncertainties in our comprehension of such phenomena and in our ability to forecast their behavior.In this context, experiments are carried out to investigate the impact of airflow velocity on the flow and thermal characteristics of a pool fire in a fullscale engine compartment of an industrial vehicle.Two-component velocity measurement using Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV), heat release rate (HRR) evolution, and temperature profiles are presented.The results exhibit detailed flow structures around the flame in terms of direction and intensity.A high ventilation flow rate can lead to a significant increase in HRR as well as a reduction in temperatures inside the compartment.

Source: Proceedings of the International Conference on Fluid Flow and Thermal Science, ICFFTS ...

DOI: 10.11159/icffts24.107

Authors: Aaditya Rahul Sakrikar, Ilyas Sellami, Jacob Thomas Sony, Khaled Chetehouna, Antonin Robinet, Souria Hamidouche, Antoine Oger

Institutions: Université d'Orléans, Laboratoire Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche en Ingénierie des Systèmes, Mécanique et Energétique, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Centre Val de Loire, Institut Mines-Télécom, Université de Lille, IMT Nord Europe, Direction Générale de l'Armement

Language: English

Topic: Fire dynamics and safety research

Subfield: Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: CHIST-ERA

OpenAlex ID: W4405184977

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