Experimental study of thin-layer boilover in large-scale pool fires

By performing a series of pool fire experiments, the authors attempt to apply knowledge of thin-layer boilover to the large scale (pool diameter from 1.5 to 6 m). Two commercial hydrocarbons were used: gasoline and diesel. As expected, only in the case of diesel did the phenomenon of thin-layer boil...

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Published inJournal of hazardous materials Vol. 137; no. 3; pp. 1293 - 1302
Main Authors Ferrero, Fabio, Muñoz, Miguel, Kozanoglu, Bulent, Casal, Joaquim, Arnaldos, Josep
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 11.10.2006
Elsevier
Subjects
Applied sciences
Boilover intensity
Exact sciences and technology
Fires
Gasoline
Onset time
Phase Transition
Pollution
Pool fires
Pre-boilover burned mass ratio
Time Factors
Transition Temperature
Water
Boilover intensity
Pre-boilover burned mass ratio
Onset time
Pool fires
Hydrocarbon
Fire
Organic compounds
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Summary:By performing a series of pool fire experiments, the authors attempt to apply knowledge of thin-layer boilover to the large scale (pool diameter from 1.5 to 6 m). Two commercial hydrocarbons were used: gasoline and diesel. As expected, only in the case of diesel did the phenomenon of thin-layer boilover occur. Data were used to analyze various features of thin-layer boilover in fires, particularly its intensity and onset time. A comparison with results published in the literature shows the importance of this study.
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ISSN:0304-3894
1873-3336
DOI:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2006.04.050