- Author
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Arai, M.
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Saito, K.
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Altenkirch, R. A.
- Title
- Experimental Study of Burning Liquid Fuels on a Water Sublayer.
- Coporate
- Kentucky Univ., Lexington
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
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Paper 6,
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-60NANB7D0739
- Book or Conf
- National Bureau of Standards. Final Report. Volume 1. Papers Presented at Conferences and Submitted for Publication. Volume 2. Experimental Developments in the Combustion of Crude Oils. August 1, 1987-December 15, 1988, Saito, K. Editor(s), 186 pp, 1988 AND Combustion Institute, Symposium (International) on Combustion, 22nd. August 14-19, 1988, Seattle, WA, 1-1 pp, 1988,
- Keywords
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crude oil
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liquid fuels
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combustion
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water
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pool fires
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boiling point
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boilover
- Abstract
- Under certain circumstance, the water on which a burning pool fo liquid fuel is supported may begin to boil. The bubbles of water vapor that is released and escapes through the fuel surface tends to atomize the oil, which results in an emulsive-droplet flame above the fuel surface. This phenomena, called boilover, has not been studies extensively and not until rather recently.