Radiative flux measurements in a sooty pool fire

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Experimental Heat Transfer; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/08916158908946363· OSTI ID:5367060

Matthews, L ^[1]; Longenbaugh, R

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1. Engineering Research Center, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, NM (US)

The measurement of radiative heat flux in a large, sooty pool fire is difficult because of a number of fire-induced problems. A large pool fire (say, 10 m x 10 m) generates significant amounts of soot, which coats and clogs almost any device placed within the fire. Temperatures in the fire can reach 1500 {Kappa}, which also presents a problem for most measuring devices. A new multisensor transpiration radiometer has been developed that can survive the severe environment of a sooty pool fire and measure the incoming radiative fluxes from five orthogonal directions. The new radiometer is described along with the characteristics of a sooty pool fire that are important for measuring heat flux and temperature.

• OSTI ID: 5367060
• Journal Information: Experimental Heat Transfer; (USA), Journal Name: Experimental Heat Transfer; (USA) Vol. 2:3; ISSN 0891-6152; ISSN EXHTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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