- Author
- diMarzo, M. | Trehan, A. K. | Evans, D. D.
- Title
- Cooling Effect of a Single Evaporating Droplet on a Hot Semi-Infinite Metal Body.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Maryland Univ., College Park
- Report
- NBSIR 87-3517, April 1987, 29 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
- conduction | droplets | evaporation | extinguishment | fire models | spray quenching | time prediction
- Identifiers
- suppression; model formulation; evaporation time prediction; solid thermal behavior
- Abstract
- Transient cooling of solid surfaces by water droplet evaporation has been investigted through controlled experiments using a large heated aluminum cylinder. Quantitative prediction of droplet evaporation time and in-depth transient temperature distribution in the solid have been made.