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Extension and evaluation of the integral model for transient pyrolysis of charring materials
10.1002/fam.878.abs
In most numerical simulations of fire growth and fire spread, pyrolysis models are required to calculate the reaction of the solid material to an incident heat flux. Important results of the pyrolysis model are the mass release rate of combustible pyrolysis gases and the surface temperature. In this paper an integral model is evaluated for the prediction of pyrolysis of charring materials. An existing integral model is extended with a finite and semi‐infinite cooling state. In this state both char and virgin material are present but the pyrolysis reactions have been interrupted due to insufficient heat supply. The results show that such a cooling state can occur in flame spread calculations. Simulations with the integral model are further compared with the results of a moving grid model, which has the same physical basis. Unlike the integral model, the moving grid model does not require any assumption for the temperature profile in the solid. The influence of the quadratic assumed temperature profile in the integral model on the accuracy of the predictions of the mass release rate of pyrolysis gases is evaluated for several cases. It is shown that the integral model has problems with sudden variations of the external heat flux. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Extension and evaluation of the integral model for transient pyrolysis of charring materials
10.1002/fam.878.abs
In most numerical simulations of fire growth and fire spread, pyrolysis models are required to calculate the reaction of the solid material to an incident heat flux. Important results of the pyrolysis model are the mass release rate of combustible pyrolysis gases and the surface temperature. In this paper an integral model is evaluated for the prediction of pyrolysis of charring materials. An existing integral model is extended with a finite and semi‐infinite cooling state. In this state both char and virgin material are present but the pyrolysis reactions have been interrupted due to insufficient heat supply. The results show that such a cooling state can occur in flame spread calculations. Simulations with the integral model are further compared with the results of a moving grid model, which has the same physical basis. Unlike the integral model, the moving grid model does not require any assumption for the temperature profile in the solid. The influence of the quadratic assumed temperature profile in the integral model on the accuracy of the predictions of the mass release rate of pyrolysis gases is evaluated for several cases. It is shown that the integral model has problems with sudden variations of the external heat flux. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Extension and evaluation of the integral model for transient pyrolysis of charring materials
Theuns, E. (author) / Merci, B. (author) / Vierendeels, J. (author) / Vandevelde, P. (author)
Fire and Materials ; 29 ; 195-212
2005-07-01
18 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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