- Author
- Gore, J. P.
- Title
- Overview of Fire Research at Purdue University. BFRL Fire Research Seminar. VHS Video.
- Coporate
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN
- Report
- Video, December 5, 2000,
- Keywords
- fire research | soot | burners | velocity | kitchen fires | fire detectors | architects
- Abstract
- In the first part of the talk, measurements of velocities and soot volume fractions in a gas fired buoyant fire stabilized above a diffuser burner will be presented. The velocity data were obtained with a particle imaging velocimeter and the soot volume fraction data were obtained with laser induced incandescence (LII). The velocity data are interpreted in terms of vorticity and entrainment rates into the fire. The soot volume fraction data are interpreted in terms of statistics such as probability density functions (PDF) and spatial correlation coefficients. The velocity data are compared with the predictions of the NIST LES3D code and show excellent agreement. Thoughts concerning elements of a soot kinetics and radiation model for future LES calculations will be shared. In the second part of the talk, use of fire radiation properties for domestic kitchen and other fire detectors will be discussed and presented in conjunction with a Monte Carlo radiation simulation integrated into an AutoCAD program for future use by architects. Some opportunities for future fire research will be discussed.