- Author
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Li, Y. F.
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Chow, W. K.
- Title
- Study of Water Droplet Behavior in Hot Air Layer in Fire Extinguishment.
- Coporate
- Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100022, China
Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ., Hong Kong, China
- Journal
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Fire Technology,
Vol. 44,
No. 4,
351-381,
December 2008
- Keywords
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water
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droplets
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fire extinguishment
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evaporation
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equations
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heat transfer
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conservation
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temperature
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air temperature
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vapor phases
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water sprays
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experiments
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smoke layers
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air flow
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fire suppression
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air entrainment
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heat capacity
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thermal conductivity
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viscosity
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algorithms
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water vapor
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heat absorption
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water mist
- Identifiers
- hot air layer; water mist fire suppression systems; behavior of an evaporative water droplet in a hot atmosphere; schematic of droplet flowing through a hot air layer in a fire compartment; general equation of the droplet motion through a quiescent environment; mass conservation of a water droplet; water droplet temperature as a function of the surrounding air temperature; energy conservation of a water droplet; gas phase in water spray cone volume; droplet behavior in first air flow condition