scholarly journals Experimental investigation of fire temperature distribution and ceiling temperature prediction in closed utility tunnel

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 100493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao-nan Liu ◽  
Guo-qing Zhu ◽  
Rong-liang Pan ◽  
Miao-miao Yu ◽  
Zhen-huan Liang
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Temperature Prediction ◽  
Fire Temperature ◽  
Ceiling Temperature ◽  
Utility Tunnel

scholarly journals An Experimental Investigation of the External Wind Effects on the Ceiling Temperature Distribution of Fire-Induced Thermal Flow in a Corridor Connected to a Compartment

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1826
Author(s):  
Bei Cao ◽  
Xiaodong Zhou ◽  
Yubiao Huang ◽  
Yuan Zheng ◽  
Kai Ye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Wind Velocity ◽  
Shielding Effect ◽  
Temperature Profiles ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Thermal Flow ◽  
Ceiling Temperature ◽  
Higher Temperature

Fire-induced thermal flow is the greatest threat to trapped people and the heat-resistant quality of building structures. This paper presents an experimental investigation of the effects of external wind on the ceiling temperature distribution of fire-induced thermal flow in a one-sixth scale corridor connected to a compartment. In the experiments, the fire source was placed in the compartment with hot thermal flow spilled into the connected corridor. The heat release rate (HRR) was changed from 10 to 20 kW and the external wind velocity was changed from 0 to 2.09 m/s. The ends of the corridor could be adjusted to be fully or partially open to the environment with dam-boards arranged at the ends of the corridor. An effective corridor HRR, Qcorridor, was defined to account for the amount of the spilled plume into the corridor. Results show that the temperature under the ceiling changed in a non-monotonic way with wind velocity: it first increased and then decreased with wind velocity. It was revealed that the dam-boards at the corridor opening had an evidently shielding effect, leading to higher temperature compared to the fully open environment. Finally, uniform correlations are proposed for predicting the attenuation law of ceiling temperature profiles in corridors for different wind conditions.

scholarly journals Peak Temperature Correlation and Temperature Distribution during Joining of AZ80A Mg Alloy by FSW – A Numerical and Experimental Investigation

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 395-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
p Sevvel ◽  
S.D. Dhanesh Babu ◽  
R. Senthil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Temperature Distribution ◽  
Quadratic Equation ◽  
Peak Temperature ◽  
Mg Alloy ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Temperature Correlation ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Az80a Mg Alloy ◽  
Experimental Values

A quadratic equation has been developed based on experimental measurements to estimate the peak temperature in the friction stir welding (FSW) process during the joining of AZ80A Mg alloys. The numerical simulation of the FSW process was performed by employing COMSOL software to predict and calculate the distribution of temperature on the various regions of the parent metal and the welded joints. The predicted and finite element analysis (FEA) simulating the results of the distribution of peak temperatures were found to be consistent with the experimental values. In addition to this, a parametric experimental investigation was conducted to identify the most influential process parameter that plays a significant role in the peak temperature distribution during FSW of AZ80A Mg alloy. Linear contributions by the input process parameters of FSW, namely, traversing speed, rotating tool speed and axial force on the peak temperature were observed to be 32.82 %, 41.65 % and 21.76 %, respectively.

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