- Author
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Quintiere, J. G.
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Cleary, T. G.
- Title
- Heat Flux From Flames to Vertical Surfaces.
- Coporate
- National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 30,
No. 2,
209-231,
2nd Quarter 1994
- Keywords
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heat flux
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data analysis
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heat transfer
- Identifiers
- line fire; square burner against wall; square burner in a corner
- Abstract
- Dimensional analysis is used to examine heat transfer from flames to vertical surfaces. Configurations include a line fire against a wall, a square burner flame against a wall and in a corner, and window flames impinging on a wall. Dimensionless parameters that affect flame heat flux include [equation] where x is vertical distance, y is horizontal distance, l is flame length, D is burner dimension, and k is the flame absorption coefficient. Only the effect of these variables is shown. No general correlation is developed, and more data are needed before these results can be applied with confidence.