Effects of pool dimension on flame spread of aviation kerosene coating on a metal substrate

Flame spreading over liquid fuels is a common phenomenon involving in accidental fuel leakage in aircraft crash or oil tanker which may result in many casualties and economic losses. Comparative experiments are conducted concerning flame spread over aviation kerosene (RP5) and 0# diesel at a variety of initial fuel temperatures. The threshold value of initial fuel temperature for liquid-phase and gas-phase controlled flame spread is approximately 17 °C larger than liquid’s flashpoint for both oils. For a given initial fuel temperature, due to low volatility and ignitability of 0# diesel, its flame spread rate is smaller than that of RP5, while the length of the horizontal subsurface convection flow is larger. Given the difference in flame speed, fire accidents for RP5 are potentially more hazardous than those of 0# diesel. Moreover, the variation trend of subsurface convection flow length falls nearly linearly with the initial fuel temperature for both fuels.

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Effect of fuel depth on flame spread over aviation kerosene

Journal of Fire Sciences ◽

10.1177/0734904113491705 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 43-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jin Guo ◽

Shouxiang Lu ◽

Changjian Wang

Keyword(s):

Flame Spread ◽

Aviation Kerosene

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Study on the subsurface flow induced by flame spread over aviation kerosene

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry ◽

10.1007/s10973-013-3547-8 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 116 (1) ◽

pp. 455-460 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Jin Guo ◽

Shouxiang Lu ◽

Changjian Wang

Keyword(s):

Flame Spread ◽

Subsurface Flow ◽

Aviation Kerosene

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Initial Fuel Temperature Effects on Flame Spread over Aviation Kerosene in Low- and High-Altitude Environments

Fire Technology ◽

10.1007/s10694-014-0395-4 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 51 (3) ◽

pp. 707-721 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Manhou Li ◽

Shouxiang Lu ◽

Jin Guo ◽

Ruiyu Chen ◽

Kwok-Leung Tsui

Keyword(s):

High Altitude ◽

Flame Spread ◽

Temperature Effects ◽

Fuel Temperature ◽

Aviation Kerosene ◽

Initial Fuel

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Flame spread over aviation kerosene with an obstacle in liquid phase

Journal of Thermal Science ◽

10.1007/s11630-011-0508-z ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 543-547 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jin Guo ◽

Shouxiang Lu ◽

Manhou Li ◽

Changjian Wang

Keyword(s):

Liquid Phase ◽

Flame Spread ◽

Aviation Kerosene

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Effect of initial temperature on the velocity of flame spread over a fuel film on a metal substrate

Combustion Explosion and Shock Waves ◽

10.1134/s0010508212050085 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 48 (5) ◽

pp. 570-578 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A. A. Korzhavin ◽

V. A. Bunev ◽

V. S. Babkin ◽

I. G. Namyatov

Keyword(s):

Flame Spread ◽

Initial Temperature ◽

Metal Substrate ◽

Fuel Film

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Existence of Cubic ZrO2 at 300°C on Bulk Zirconium

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100062749 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 166-167

Author(s):

R.A. Ploc

Keyword(s):

Metal Oxide ◽

Metal Substrate ◽

Preferred Orientation ◽

Monoclinic Zirconia ◽

Epitaxial Relationship

The manner in which ZrO2 forms on zirconium at 300°C in air has been discussed in the first reference. In short, monoclinic zirconia nucleates and grows with a preferred orientation relative to the metal substrate. The mode of growth is not well understood since an epitaxial relationship which gives minimum misfit between the zirconium ions in the metal/oxide combination is not realized. The reason may be associated with a thin cubic or tetragonal layer of ZrO2 between the inner oxygen saturated metal and the outer monoclinic zirconia.

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