Modified carbon-dioxide measurement to predict the heat release rate of fire burning in a compartment based on the three-zone model

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Kaixuan Tang ◽  
Hong Duan ◽  
Yi Niu ◽  
Xianjia Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Heat Release ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Measurement

A Two-Zone Model Analysis of Heat Release Rate in Diesel Engines

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeyuki Kamimoto ◽  
Tomohiro Minagawa ◽  
Shigeharu Kobori
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Diesel Engines ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Zone Model

A Method Evaluating Fire Hazard of Multiple-Layer Cable Tray and its Validation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianjia Huang ◽  
Kun Bi ◽  
Jun Xiao ◽  
Lan Peng ◽  
He Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Loss Rate ◽  
Mass Loss Rate ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Fire Source ◽  
Multiple Layer ◽  
Cat Model ◽  
Tray Fire

Multi-layer cable tray fire has special burning characteristics that the cable flame spreads horizontally along cable tray and propagates vertically from bottom layer to upper layer at the same time. With respect of accuracy and speed of calculation, simulation of multi-layer cable tray fire remains a challenge for fire models. In this paper, a method is proposed to simulate multi-layer cable tray fire. By developing a more accurate fire source description, this method can provide accurate simulation for multi-layer cable tray fire rapidly. In this method, Firstly, the heat release rate of each burning cable tray is evaluated by FLASH-CAT model. Based on the results from FLASH-CAT, a more accurate fire source definition for multiple lay cable tray is developed for zone model. Taking account of each burning cable tray considered as one fire source point, zone model is applied to predict the fire dynamics process. In order to validate this method, four-layer cable tray fire experiments and replicated experiments were carried out in a confined compartment. The histories of mass loss rate of cable tray and temperatures at the middle of compartment were recorded during the cable fire. From the replicated experimental results of total mass loss rate, it is concluded that the four-layer cable tray fire experiment has good repetition in this scenario. Vertical temperature profile shows that the fire circumstance generated by multiple-layer cable tray burning can be divided into upper hot layer and lower cool layer, which conforms to the basic assumption of zone model. As a consequence, the zone model can be applied to simulating multiple-layer cable tray fire. By comparing the experimental total heat release rate with predictions, it is found that characteristics of multiple-layer cable tray fire are well captured. On account of good prediction on overall heat release rate for multi-layer cable tray fire, predicted heat release rate for each burning cable layer by FLASH-CAT model is believed to be reliable. Then, each burning cable layer is set as one fire source and the heat release rate of each burning cable layer is input into zone model, respectively. The comparisons between simulations and experimental data show that the predicted upper layer temperature and lower layer temperature agree well with experimental data. As a result, it can be concluded that this method provides reliable prediction for multiple-layer cable tray fire rapidly.

scholarly journals Measurement of Heat Release Rate by Carbon Dioxide Generation Method for Methane Fire

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Sung-Chan Kim
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Heat Release ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Oxygen Depletion ◽  
Rate Measurement ◽  
Complementary Method ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Key Parameter

The energy released by various burning material has a wide range of its magnitude and transient characteristics, the measurement of the heat release rate(HRR) has been considered as one of the most challenging issue among the parameters related to fire. This study compares the measured HRR calculated by the oxygen consumption (OC) method and the carbon dioxide generation (CDG) method using a laboratory-scale fire calorimeter. The feasibility of the CDG method is examined by analyzing the relative error. The relationship between the oxygen depletion factor and CO<sub>2</sub> mass flow rate, which is a key parameter in HRR calculations, showed strong linearity at 6 % for the methane burner fire. The contribution of HRR by CO was less than 7% compared with the of HRR by CO<sub>2</sub> in the CDG calculation method. The linearity of the OC and CDG methods with respect to HRR of the referenced methane burner in a quasi-steady state was less than 1%; this indicates that the CDG method can be utilized as a complementary method in heat release rate measurement.

Scale Modeling on the Effect of Air Velocity on Heat Release Rate in Tunnel Fire

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chen ◽  
L. Qu ◽  
Y. X. Yang ◽  
G. Q. Kang ◽  
W. K. Chow
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Air Velocity ◽  
Tunnel Fire ◽  
Scale Modeling

scholarly journals Effects of Discharge Area and Atomizing Gas Type in Full Cone Twin-Fluid Atomizer on Extinguishing Performance of Heptane Pool Fire under Two Heat Release Rate Conditions in an Enclosed Chamber

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3247
Author(s):  
Dong Hwan Kim ◽  
Chi Young Lee ◽  
Chang Bo Oh
Keyword(s):  
Heat Release ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Heat Release Rate ◽  
Release Rate ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Pool Fire ◽  
Sauter Mean Diameter ◽  
Discharge Area ◽  
Fire Extinguishing ◽  
Enclosed Chamber

In this study, the effects of discharge area and atomizing gas type in a twin-fluid atomizer on heptane pool fire-extinguishing performance were investigated under the heat release rate conditions of 1.17 and 5.23 kW in an enclosed chamber. Large and small full cone twin-fluid atomizers were prepared. Nitrogen and air were used as atomizing gases. With respect to the droplet size of water mist, as the water and air flow rates decreased and increased, respectively, the Sauter mean diameter (SMD) of the water mist decreased. The SMD of large and small atomizers were in the range of approximately 12–60 and 12–49 μm, respectively. With respect to the discharge area effect, the small atomizer exhibited a shorter extinguishing time, lower peak surface temperature, and higher minimum oxygen concentration than the large atomizer. Furthermore, it was observed that the effect of the discharge area on fire-extinguishing performance is dominant under certain flow rate conditions. With respect to the atomizing gas type effect, nitrogen and air appeared to exhibit nearly similar extinguishing times, peak surface temperatures, and minimum oxygen concentrations under most flow rate conditions. Based on the present and previous studies, it was revealed that the effect of atomizing gas type on fire-extinguishing performance is dependent on the relative positions of the discharged flow and fire source.

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