Presentation and first outcomes of the FIGARO research program that aims at assessing the airborne release fraction of plutonium dioxide during glove box fires in nuclear fuel fabrication and reprocessing plants

Autor: Pascal ZAVALETA, Mickaël COUTIN, Thomas GÉLAIN, Jocelyne LACOUE, Philippe MARCH, Héléna MASTORI, Hussain NAJMI, Marc PILLER, William PLUMECOCQ, Emmanuel PORCHERON, Mamadou SOW, Sylvain SUARD

Publikováno v: Mechanical Engineering Journal, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 23-00463-23-00463 (2024)

Fires in nuclear fuel fabrication and reprocessing plants can cause the rupture of the glove box (GB) containment with a risk of dispersion of plutonium dioxide (PuO2) within the facility. Fire safety analyses need to assess the resulting radiologica

Externí odkaz: https://doaj.org/article/77bbb13a7a764885bda8872f28649503

Experimental study on the effect of mechanical ventilation on cable tray fires in compartments

Autor: Hugues Prétrel, Pascal Zavaleta, Sylvain Suard

Publikováno v: Fire Safety Journal. 138:103792

Externí odkaz: https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::7aaacf72c7f663d468bff62802debf0d
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103792

Contributors

Autor: Laurent Aprin, Vytenis Babrauskas, Benjamin Batiot, Serge Bourbigot, Laurent Ferry, Sabyasachi Gaan, Eric Guillaume, Frédéric Heymes, Arthur Richard Horrocks, Joseph H. Koo, Thomas Rogaume, Rodolphe Sonnier, Hao Wu, Pascal Zavaleta

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https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-824045-8.09991-3

Study of gases released under incomplete combustion using PCFC–FTIR

Autor: Sylvain Suard, Rodolphe Sonnier, Laurent Ferry, Almanese Decimus, Pascal Zavaleta

Publikováno v: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Springer Verlag, 2019, 138 (1), pp.753-763. ⟨10.1007/s10973-019-08160-5⟩

In order to get new insights on cable behavior during real-scale fires, the gases released under incomplete combustion in pyrolysis combustion flow calorimeter were recorded for several PVC and halogen-free flame-retardant cables. Incomplete combusti

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08160-5

Ignition and Charring of PVC-Based Electric Cables

Autor: Mahdi Fellah, Laurent Ferry, Rodolphe Sonnier, Pascal Zavaleta, Sylvain Suard, Romain Meinier

Publikováno v: Fire Technology
Fire Technology, Springer Verlag, In press, ⟨10.1007/s10694-021-01168-0⟩

International audience; The ignition of four different PVC-based electric cables was studied using cone calorimeter and the influence of the charring phenomenon on ignition was investigated. The thermophysical and optical properties of the sheaths be

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https://hal.mines-ales.fr/hal-03335336