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Author
Kashiwagi, T.
Title
Ignition of a Liquid Fuel Under High Intensity Radiation.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
Journal
Combustion Science and Technology, Vol. 21, No. 3-4, 131-139, 1980
Keywords
ignition | liquid fuels | flammable liquids | radiation
Identifiers
ignition of flammable liquids
Abstract
The ignition of a liquid fuel under high intensity radiation was studied experimentally to obtain a fundamental understanding of the ignition mechanism and to aid in the selection of design improvments to minimize hazards of unwanted fires. The experiments were conducted using a CW CO2 laser with incident fluxes from 1000 to 5000 W/cm(2) and n-decane as the flammable liquid.