- Author
- Gore, J. P. | Evans, D. D. | McCaffrey, B. J.
- Title
- Temperature and Radiation of Large Methane/Air Jet Flames With Water Suppression.
- Coporate
- Maryland Univ., College Park National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD Maryland Univ., Baltimore
- Book or Conf
- Combustion Institute/Eastern States Section. Chemical and Physical Processes in Combustion. 1988 Technical Meeting. December 5-7, 1988, Clearwater Beach, FL, 60/1-4 p., 1988
- Keywords
- fire suppression | water | temperature | flame radiation | jet flames | turbulent flames | blowout flames
- Abstract
- Radiation and extinction of large turbulent jet flames is of interest in the evaluation of hazard to personnel resulting from oil and gas well blowouts. Motivated by this problem, experiments concerning the feasibility of extinguishment of large and medium scale methane/air flames using water-sprays have been conducted in the past. Measurements and predictions of flame structure and radiation properties of laboratory scale methane/air flames without water-suppression have also been reported. The objectives of the study reported here were: (1) to utilize effectiveness of analysis, and (2) to extend the analysis to treat the effects of liquid water suppressant on flame structure and radiation.