An Experimental Study of the Interaction of Multiple Liquid Pool Fires

1995 ◽  
Vol 117 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Vincent ◽  
S. R. Gollahalli
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Flame Height ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Pool Fires ◽  
Pool Surface ◽  
Flammable Liquids ◽  
Liquid Pools ◽  
Ignition And Combustion

The risk of accidental spills and possible fires is high in the storage and handling of large quantities of flammable liquids. Such liquid pool fires are generally buoyancy-driven and emit a large fraction of their heat release in the form of radiation. Ignition and combustion characteristics of liquid pools depend on the design parameters such as diameter, spacing, and shape of the pools. This laboratory scale study was conducted to determine the effects of these parameters on the characteristics of multiple liquid pool fires. The measurements reported include pool surface regression rate, flame height, temperature, and concentrations of carbon dioxide, soot, and oxygen.

Assessment of Film Drop Release From Liquid Pools by an Empirical Correlation Approach

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maik Dapper ◽  
Hermann-Josef Wagner ◽  
Marco K. Koch
Keyword(s):  
Source Term ◽  
Late Phase ◽  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Empirical Correlation ◽  
Severe Accident ◽  
Pool Surface ◽  
Process Factors ◽  
Liquid Pools ◽  
Bubble Sizes ◽  
Log Normal

The present work deals with the topic of wet resuspension, particularly with regard to the basics of film drop release from bubbles and its impact on the aerosol source term as well as with the development of an empirical correlation approach adapted to the containment code system COCOSYS at low atmosphere motion. Film drops are discharged from the lamella of a bubble during the disruption process, while the bubble is resting at the fluid surface. Besides the description of the bubble disruption process, factors which have an influence on the mass and size distribution of the drops released from the bubble lamella are discussed. To analyse the distribution of the film drops of different bubble sizes, measured film drop distributions of several bubble diameters were collected from the literature. The analysis shows that with the presence of surfactants (surface-active agents) a log-normal count distribution can be used for the approximation of the drop distribution. By the evaporation of the liquid of the released film drops the solved and/or suspended materials remain as particles. In dependence of their size the drops or particles are airborne or fall back onto the liquid pool surface. The remaining airborne drops/particles are able to contribute in the late phase of a severe accident to the source term, if they are radioactive.

An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Effects of Design Parameters on Water Mist Suppression of Liquid Pool Fires.

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chuka C. Ndubizu ◽  
Ramagopal Ananth ◽  
Patricia A. Tatem ◽  
Kuldeep Prasad ◽  
Chiping Li
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Pool Fires

Correlation of Burning Rates and Energy Transport Mechanisms in Open and Enclosed Liquid Pool Fires

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
David E. Ramaker ◽  
K. C. Adiga ◽  
H. Zhang ◽  
M. Pivovarov ◽  
S. W. Baek
Keyword(s):  
Energy Transport ◽  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Pool Fires ◽  
Transport Mechanisms ◽  
Burning Rates

Thermal and Fluid Dynamic Structures of a Laboratory-Scale Fixed-Frame Fire-Whirl

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed I. Hassan ◽  
A. Helali ◽  
Kozo Saito
Keyword(s):  
Heat Flux ◽  
Fluid Dynamic ◽  
Azimuthal Velocity ◽  
Video Camera ◽  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Flame Height ◽  
Buoyancy Flow ◽  
Image Velocimetry ◽  
Fire Whirl ◽  
Dynamic Structures

Abstract Fire whirl is one of the most destructive phenomena in mass fires. To study thermal and fluid dynamic structures of a fire whirl in a laboratory, a fire whirl generator consisting of two vertically oriented split-cylinders were placed in an asymmetric position to form a compartment leaving two open slits in each end. A 5-cm diameter liquid pool fire was placed at the center of the compartment floor, the fire generated buoyancy flow moved upwardly, and fresh air entered to the compartment creating swirl motion. The visible flame height of the generated fire whirl was measured by a video camera, 2-D azimuthal velocity profiles at several different heights by particle image velocimetry (PIV), and the average heat flux input to the fuel surface by a Gardon gauge type heat flux meter.

Performance Evaluation of a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell/Micro Gas Turbine Hybrid System With Oxy-Combustion Carbon Capture

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Ho Ahn ◽  
Tong Seop Kim
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell

Owing to the increasing consumption of fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gases, interests in highly efficient and low carbon emitting power systems are growing fast. Several research groups have been suggesting advanced systems based on fuel cells and have also been applying carbon capture and storage technology to satisfy the demand for clean energy. In this study, the performance of a hybrid system, which is a combination of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) with oxy-combustion carbon capture and an indirectly fired micro gas turbine (MGT) was predicted. A 2.5MW MCFC system that is used in commercial applications was used as the reference system so that the results of the study could be applicable to practical situations. The ambient pressure type hybrid system was modeled by referring to the design parameters of an MGT that is currently being developed. A semi-closed type design characterized by flow recirculation was adopted for this hybrid system. A part of the recirculating gas is converted into liquefied carbon dioxide and captured for storage at the carbon separation unit. Almost 100% carbon dioxide capture is possible with this system. In these systems, the output power of the fuel cell is larger than in the normal hybrid system without carbon capture because the partial pressure of carbon dioxide increases. The increased cell power partially compensates for the power loss due to the carbon capture and MGT power reduction. The dependence of net system efficiency of the oxy-hybrid on compressor pressure ratio is marginal, especially beyond an optimal value.

Estimate of flame radiance via a single location measurement in liquid pool fires

1991 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Hamins ◽  
M. Klassen ◽  
J. Gore ◽  
T. Kashiwagi
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Pool Fires ◽  
Single Location ◽  
Location Measurement

Performance Evaluation of a Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell/Micro Gas Turbine Hybrid System With Oxy-Combustion Carbon Capture

2017 ◽  
Vol 140 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ji Ho Ahn ◽  
Tong Seop Kim
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Gas Turbine ◽  
Hybrid System ◽  
Carbon Capture ◽  
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Molten Carbonate ◽  
Micro Gas Turbine ◽  
Carbonate Fuel Cell

Owing to the increasing consumption of fossil fuels and emission of greenhouse gases, interests in highly efficient and low carbon emitting power systems are growing fast. Several research groups have been suggesting advanced systems based on fuel cells and have also been applying carbon capture and storage technology to satisfy the demand for clean energy. In this study, the performance of a hybrid system, which is a combination of a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) with oxy-combustion carbon capture and an indirectly fired micro gas turbine (MGT), was predicted. A 2.5 MW MCFC system that is used in commercial applications was used as the reference system so that the results of the study could be applied to practical situations. The ambient pressure type hybrid system was modeled by referring to the design parameters of an MGT that is currently being developed. A semi-closed type design characterized by flow recirculation was adopted for this hybrid system. A part of the recirculating gas is converted into liquefied carbon dioxide and captured for storage at the carbon separation unit (CSU). Almost 100% carbon dioxide capture is possible with this system. In these systems, the output power of the fuel cell is larger than in the normal hybrid system without carbon capture because the partial pressure of carbon dioxide increases. The increased cell power partially compensates for the power loss due to the carbon capture and MGT power reduction. The dependence of net system efficiency of the oxy-hybrid on compressor pressure ratio is marginal, especially beyond an optimal value.

scholarly journals Effects of pool size and spacing on burning rate and flame height of two square heptane pool fires

2019 ◽  
Vol 369 ◽  
pp. 116-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huaxian Wan ◽  
Zihe Gao ◽  
Jie Ji ◽  
Yongming Zhang ◽  
Kaiyuan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burning Rate ◽  
Pool Size ◽  
Flame Height ◽  
Pool Fires

scholarly journals First-principles microkinetic study of methane and hydrogen sulfide catalytic conversion to methanethiol/dimethyl sulfide on Mo6S8 clusters: activity/selectivity of different promoters

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (17) ◽  
pp. 4573-4580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam A. Arvidsson ◽  
William Taifan ◽  
Anders Hellman ◽  
Jonas Baltrusaitis
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Hydrogen Sulfide ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
First Principles ◽  
Dimethyl Sulfide ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Catalytic Conversion ◽  
Sour Gas

A large fraction of the global natural gas reserves is in the form of sour gas, i.e. contains hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and carbon dioxide (CO2), and needs to be sweetened before utilization.

A114 Effect of Gravity on the Puffing Phenomenon of the Liquid Pool Fires

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (0) ◽  
pp. 7-8
Author(s):  
Hiroki Abe ◽  
Akihiko Ito ◽  
Hiroyuki Torikai
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Pool ◽  
Pool Fires
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