Effect of Sample Width on Characteristics of Flame Spread across Eucalyptus Wood Surface

Gui Hong Wu; Yi Qiang Wu; Yun Chu Hu; Xiao Dan Zhu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.401-403.767

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Effect of Sample Width on Characteristics of Flame Spread across Eucalyptus Wood Surface

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To study the effect of sample width on flame spread characteristics, a series of laboratory-scale experiments were conducted employing eucalyptus wood with width from 3 to 7 cm. Flame dimension, flame spread rate and mass loss rate were obtained. The relationship between these flame spread characteristics and sample width was explored. Both the dimensionless average flame height and depth vary as the-n power of sample width. With the increase of sample width, both the flame spread rate and mass loss rate first decrease and then rise. The minimum values appear when sample width measures 6 cm.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 401-403)

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September 2013

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Gui Hong Wu, Yi Qiang Wu, Yun Chu Hu, Xiao Dan Zhu

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Flame Depth, Flame Height, Flame Spread, Flame Spread Rate, Mass Loss Rate

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