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Evolution of pool fire plume characteristics during the depressurization process of an aircraft cargo compartment
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6386-5325
This article presents an experimental investigation on the pool fire plume characteristics in a full-scale depressurized aircraft cargo compartment. The effects of decreasing pressure and vent flow rate on the fire characteristics such as flame shape, flame puffing, flame height, and centerline temperature were analyzed. The results show that during the depressurization process, the ventilation had an activation effect on the mass loss rate, and its increment had a linear relationship with the dimensionless ventilation factor. In addition, the larger depressurized rate caused the larger dimensionless ventilation factor and further resulted in the larger increment of mass loss rate. The flame puffing frequency was determined by the ratio of the gas density in the flame area of that in the ambient air, which increased with the drop of pressure. For flame centerline temperature, there was a counteraction area in the flame intermittent region, where the centerline temperature had almost no difference before and after the depressurization. The conclusions could provide the theoretical base and reference materials for the fire disaster in the cargo compartment of real aircrafts.
Evolution of pool fire plume characteristics during the depressurization process of an aircraft cargo compartment
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6386-5325
This article presents an experimental investigation on the pool fire plume characteristics in a full-scale depressurized aircraft cargo compartment. The effects of decreasing pressure and vent flow rate on the fire characteristics such as flame shape, flame puffing, flame height, and centerline temperature were analyzed. The results show that during the depressurization process, the ventilation had an activation effect on the mass loss rate, and its increment had a linear relationship with the dimensionless ventilation factor. In addition, the larger depressurized rate caused the larger dimensionless ventilation factor and further resulted in the larger increment of mass loss rate. The flame puffing frequency was determined by the ratio of the gas density in the flame area of that in the ambient air, which increased with the drop of pressure. For flame centerline temperature, there was a counteraction area in the flame intermittent region, where the centerline temperature had almost no difference before and after the depressurization. The conclusions could provide the theoretical base and reference materials for the fire disaster in the cargo compartment of real aircrafts.
Evolution of pool fire plume characteristics during the depressurization process of an aircraft cargo compartment
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6386-5325
This article presents an experimental investigation on the pool fire plume characteristics in a full-scale depressurized aircraft cargo compartment. The effects of decreasing pressure and vent flow rate on the fire characteristics such as flame shape, flame puffing, flame height, and centerline temperature were analyzed. The results show that during the depressurization process, the ventilation had an activation effect on the mass loss rate, and its increment had a linear relationship with the dimensionless ventilation factor. In addition, the larger depressurized rate caused the larger dimensionless ventilation factor and further resulted in the larger increment of mass loss rate. The flame puffing frequency was determined by the ratio of the gas density in the flame area of that in the ambient air, which increased with the drop of pressure. For flame centerline temperature, there was a counteraction area in the flame intermittent region, where the centerline temperature had almost no difference before and after the depressurization. The conclusions could provide the theoretical base and reference materials for the fire disaster in the cargo compartment of real aircrafts.
Evolution of pool fire plume characteristics during the depressurization process of an aircraft cargo compartment
Li, Cong (author) / Yang, Rui (author) / Yao, Yina (author) / Tao, Zhenxiang (author) / Zhang, Hui (author)
Journal of Fire Sciences ; 36 ; 362-375
2018-07-01
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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