- Author
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Kanury, A. M.
- Title
- Liquid Pool Burning.
- Coporate
- Notre Dame Univ., IN
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Experiments in Zero-Gravity Laboratory. Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics. Volume 73,
American Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics, NY,
Cochran, T. H.; Summerfield, M., Editors,
195-244 p.,
1981
- Keywords
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pool burning
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ignition
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flame spread
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liquid fuels
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flame propagation
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flow visulization
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weightlessness
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flash point
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Spacelab
- Identifiers
- zero gravity
- Abstract
- This report describes the results of a research study on the feasibility of conducting experiments in the Spacelab on the ignition of and flame spread over liquid fuel pools which are initially at a temperature lower than the fuel's flash point temperature. Theories are developed for the ignition process and the spread rate. The results are employed to devise a conceptual Spacelab experiment which is expected to be feasible for a safe conduct and to be suitable for obtaining crucial data on the concerned processes.