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Author
Li, Z. H. | He, Y. | Zhang, H. | Wang, J.
Title
Combustion Characteristics of n-Heptane and Wood Crib Fires at Different Altitudes.
Coporate
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China Western Sydney Univ., Australia Stony Brook Univ., NY Tsinghua Univ., Beijing 100084, PR China
Report
Volume 32; Part 2,
Book or Conf
Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 32nd. Proceedings. Volume 32. Part 2. August 3-8, 2008, Combustion Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, Montreal, Canada, Dagaut, P.; Sick, V., Editors, 2481-2488 p., 2009
Keywords
combustion | crib fires | combustion | heptane | wood | temperature | radiation heat flux | burning rate | emissivity | experiments | altitude | combustion chambers | flame temperature | thermal radiaiton | mass los | latitude | fire tests | equations | pool fires | atmospheric pressure
Identifiers
two n-heptane tanks and two wood cribs; experimental design and measuring system; environmental conditions in Lhasa and Hefei; n-Heptane fire test conditions and average burning rates; estimated and experimentally measured ratios of burning rates; experimental conditions and the mean results of two different sized wood cribs