An experimental study of fire growth and suppression of roll paper at small scales
| Autor: | Kristin L.T. Jamison, Yibing Xin, Xiangyang Zhou, Dong Zeng, Karl V. Meredith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Work (thermodynamics) Yield (engineering) Water transport business.industry Delamination 0211 other engineering and technologies General Physics and Astronomy 02 engineering and technology General Chemistry Mechanics Structural engineering Molar absorptivity Exfoliation joint 020401 chemical engineering Fire protection Environmental science General Materials Science Model development 0204 chemical engineering Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business |
| Zdroj: | Fire Safety Journal. 91:633-642 |
| ISSN: | 0379-7112 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.043 |
| Popis: | This study investigates roll paper fire using laboratory-scale experiments, with emphasis on water transport on burning surfaces for sprinkler suppression. Freeburn, water transport and suppression experiments were conducted using different types of paper with various basis weight and water absorptivity. For fire suppression, the experimental results showed different water transport patterns that are sensitive to the burning surface conditions. This is in contrast to the water transport under no fire conditions in straight vertical rivulets exhibiting highly non-uniform distribution along the roll perimeter. For roll paper fire growth, both surface delamination and exfoliation play a crucial role, with the delamination length increasing either linearly or exponentially with time and the exfoliation rates strongly dependent on paper basis weight. Although the effects observed at the small scale in this work may have differences from those at large scales, the experimental results yield insights for better understanding of fire growth and suppression mechanisms and provide extensive data for numerical model development and validation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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