scholarly journals ON A METAL FIRE DETECTION

Author(s):  
Nada Jovičić

The aim of this paper is to analyze possibilities of metal fire detection using various types of fire detectors, and find the most convenient type of detector. Metal fires belong to class D fires, and demand extinguishing agents which work by smothering and heat absorption. On the other hand, it is too risky to use heat generated by fire for early-stage detection due to high heat release rate. Some metals burn with smoke, but during the fire, most of them produce significant ultraviolet and infrared component of radiation which can be used for detection. Therefore, this paper analyzes the possibility of using a flame detector in case of metal fires, as well as sitting and spacing of flame detectors for metal fire detection at its earliest stage.  

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Chen ◽  
L. Qu ◽  
Y. X. Yang ◽  
G. Q. Kang ◽  
W. K. Chow

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3247
Author(s):  
Dong Hwan Kim ◽  
Chi Young Lee ◽  
Chang Bo Oh

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.


Fuel ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 288 ◽  
pp. 119656
Author(s):  
Robbert Willems ◽  
Frank Willems ◽  
Niels Deen ◽  
Bart Somers

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