Fuel and Combustion

Fuel and Combustion

Experimental and Theoretical Analysis of Flame Spread and Temperature in a Pool Fire-with Nanoparticle Effects

Authors
Arash Najafi
Abdosamad Zarrin Ghalam Moghaddam
Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
In this article, results of flame temperature measurements of a fire engulfed object are presented. The effects of nano particles at the time of flame spread, as well as the effect of such parameters as pool fire dimension, height from fuel surface, and fuel type on flame temperature are investigated. Multi-walled Carbon nanotubes were used as nano particles, and Kerosene as well as diesel oil were used as fuels. The results show that pool dimension is the most effective parameter for flame temperature rise. They also indicated that, altogether, presence of MWNT reduces flame temperature by 10-20%, while it increases the flame spread time of kerosene by 15-30% and that of diesel oil by 6-26%.
Keywords
Flame temperature
Pool fire
Flame spread
Engulfed in fire
Nanoparticles
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