- Author
- Li, Y. F. | 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
- Fire Technology, Vol. 44, No. 4, 351-381, December 2008
- Keywords
- water | droplets | fire extinguishment | evaporation | equations | heat transfer | conservation | temperature | air temperature | vapor phases | water sprays | experiments | smoke layers | air flow | fire suppression | air entrainment | heat capacity | thermal conductivity | viscosity | algorithms | water vapor | heat absorption | 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