Experimental Study on the Fire-Spreading Characteristics and Heat Release Rates of Burning Vehicles Using a Large-Scale Calorimeter
School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-Ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 06974, Korea
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Energies 2019, 12(8), 1465; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12081465
Received: 8 March 2019
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Revised: 9 April 2019
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Accepted: 12 April 2019
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Published: 17 April 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer)
In this article, large-scale experimental studies were conducted to figure out the fire characteristics, such as fire-spreading, toxic gases, and heat release rates, using large-scale calorimeter for one- and two-vehicle fires. The initial ignition position was the passenger seat, and thermocouples were attached to each compartment in the vehicles to determine the temperature distribution as a function of time. For the analysis, the time was divided into sections for the various fire-spreading periods and major changes, e.g., the fire spreading from the first vehicle to the second vehicle. The maximum temperature of 1400 °C occurred in the seats because they contained combustible materials. The maximum heat release rates were 3.5 MW and 6 MW for one and two vehicles, respectively. Since the time to reach 1 MW was about 240 s (4 min) before and after, the beginning of the car fire appears to be a medium-fast growth type. It shows the effect on the human body depending on the concentration of toxic substances such as carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide.
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Keywords:
fire-spreading characteristics; real vehicle experiments; toxic gases; temperature distributions; unsteady heat release rate
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Park, Y.; Ryu, J.; Ryou, H.S. Experimental Study on the Fire-Spreading Characteristics and Heat Release Rates of Burning Vehicles Using a Large-Scale Calorimeter. Energies 2019, 12, 1465. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12081465
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Park Y, Ryu J, Ryou HS. Experimental Study on the Fire-Spreading Characteristics and Heat Release Rates of Burning Vehicles Using a Large-Scale Calorimeter. Energies. 2019; 12(8):1465. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12081465
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Younggi, Jaiyoung Ryu, and Hong Sun Ryou. 2019. "Experimental Study on the Fire-Spreading Characteristics and Heat Release Rates of Burning Vehicles Using a Large-Scale Calorimeter" Energies 12, no. 8: 1465. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12081465
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