An experimental study of the interaction of multiple liquid pool fires

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1995 · Journal of Energy Resources Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2835318· OSTI ID:32131

Vincent, J R; Gollahalli, S R ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (United States). School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

The risk of accidental spills and possible fires is high in the storage and handling of large quantities of flammable liquids. Such liquid pool fires are generally buoyancy-driven and emit a large fraction of their heat release in the form of radiation. Ignition and combustion characteristics of liquid pools depend on the design parameters such as diameter, spacing, and shape of the pools. This laboratory scale study was conducted to determine the effects of these parameters on the characteristics of multiple liquid pool fires. The measurements reported include pool surface regression rate, flame height, temperature, and concentrations of carbon dioxide, soot, and oxygen.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 32131
• Journal Information: Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Vol. 117, Issue 1; Other Information: PBD: Mar 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
OIL SPILLS
FIRES
FIRE HAZARDS
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
FLAMMABILITY
HYDROCARBONS
SIZE
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
FIRE FIGHTING
JET ENGINE FUELS
OCTANE
FLAMES
MORPHOLOGY
CONFIGURATION INTERACTION
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER
TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
CONCENTRATION RATIO
EXPERIMENTAL DATA