The effect of azeotropism on combustion characteristics of blended fuel pool fire

被引:34
作者
Ding, Yanming [1 ]
Wang, Changjian [1 ]
Lu, Shouxiang [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, State Key Lab Fire Sci, Hefei 230027, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Azeotropism; Flame height; Burning rate; Centerline temperature; Pool fire; PRESSURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.02.012
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The effect of azeotropism on combustion characteristics of blended fuel pool fire was experimentally studied in an open fire test space of State Key Laboratory of Fire Science. A 30 cm x 30 cm square pool filled with n-heptane and ethanol blended fuel was employed. Flame images, burning rate and temperature distribution were collected and recorded in the whole combustion process. Results show that azeotropism obviously dominates the combustion behavior of n-heptane/ethanol blended fuel pool fire. The combustion process after ignition exhibits four typical stages: initial development, azeotropic burning, single-component burning and decay stage. Azeotropism appears when temperature of fuel surface reaches azeotropic point and blended fuel burns at azeotropic ratio. Compared with individual pure fuel, the effect of azeotropism on main fire parameters, such as flame height, burning rate, flame puffing frequency and centerline temperature were analyzed. Burning rate and centerline temperature of blended fuel are higher than that of individual pure fuel respectively at azeotropic burning stage, and flame puffing frequency follows the empirical formula between Strouhal and Froude number for pure fuel. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:7
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