- Author
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Fernandez-Pello, A. C.
- Title
- Experimental Investigation of Flame Spread Over Condensed Combustibles: Gas Phase Interactions. Annual Progress Report. December 1, 1977-November 30, 1978.
- Coporate
- Princeton Univ., NJ
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-7-9004
- Keywords
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fire spread
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flame propagation
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flame spread
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gas flow
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heat transfer
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solid phases
- Abstract
- An experimental program has been undertaken to study the heat transfer mechanisms controlling the process of flame spreading over solid materials under different flame spread configurations. Efforts are particularly concentrated on the importance of naturally induced or forced gas flows in the flame spread progess. The development of a sophisticated experimental installation has permitted the accurate determiantion of the importance of convective effects for several modes of flame spread. The research program has followed a deliberate, progressive path intended to provide a suitable direction toward the final understanding of the problem of gas phase interactions on the fire spread process. The more manageable modes of fire propagation with the oxidizer flow opposing the direction of spread have been studied first. Experimental studies for downward fire spread in natural and forced convective flows, and for horizontal fire spread in natural convection have been completed during this contract period.