- Author
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Fischer, S. J.
- Title
- Study of the Radiative Properties of Liquid Pool Fires.
- Coporate
- Washington State Univ.
- Keywords
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liquid fires
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pool fires
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flame radiation
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structures
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soot
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numerical models
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gas composition
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equations
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temperature
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radiation measurements
- Abstract
- It is known that radiative heat transfer is a significant and sometimes dominant mode of energy transfer within and from combustion systems such as fires, furnaces and gas turbine combustors. This heat transfer is a very complicated process, affected by gas and soot concentrations and temperature distributions, as well as their interactions within the burning environment. This study examines part of the complex problem by taking steady-state experimental measurements of the major parameters affecting radiation and testing simplified models of the systems against these data. The following discussion illustrates the importance of radiative heat transfer in combustion systems and gives the focus of this study.