- Author
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Kim, K.
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Ohtani, H.
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Uehara, Y.
- Title
- Mechanisms of Heat Transfer to the Fuel Surface Burning in a Compartment.
- Coporate
- Yokohama National Univ., Japan
- Journal
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Bulletin of Japanese Association of Fire Science and Engineering,
Vol. 40,
No. 1,
1-6,
1990
- Keywords
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compartments
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heat transfer
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methanol
- Abstract
- [ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH] In order to investigate mechanisms of heat transfer to the fuel surface burning in a compartment, an experimental study was conducted in a small scale compartment by using methanol as a fuel. The radiative heat transfer depends on ventilation parameter in a compartment fire. The radiative heat feedback to fuel in a compartment is larger than that in an open air. The enhanced radiative heat feedback was considered to cause large burning rate of fuel in a compartment. Comparison between calculated and measured radiative heat fluxes showed a close relationship between them. The emissivity of burnt gas from methanol fire was estimated to be less than 0.05, so the burnt gas was considered to have little contribution to the radiative heat transfer.