- Author
- Elam, S. K.
- Title
- Experimental Developments in the Combustion of Crude Oils.
- Coporate
- Kentucky Univ., Lexington
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- 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., Editors, 103 p., 1988
- Keywords
- crude oil | combustion | thermal conductivity | ignition
- Abstract
- Several aspects associated with the combustion of crude oils are studied and presented. Measured thermal conductivity values for three common crude oils--Murban, La Rosa, and Alberta Sweet--were analyzed with regard to mixing rule correlations. Values for each are nearly constant over a 50 K temperature range. The ignition behavior of each crude oil was also studies. Results show the ignition time and behavior of each oil depend on the ignition source, radiant heat flux imposed, amount of exposure to the surrounding environment, and the oil depth. The effect of oil depth and amount of exposure appear negligible for each oil when a radiant flux of 10 kW/m2 or greater is imposed on the surface. To aid in studying the liquid motion resulting from heating oil on a layer of water, the design of a radiant "strip" heater is presented, which can ultimately provide a radiant heat flux of up to 40.5 kW/m2.