Jet Fire

Dear Colleagues,

Among the major hazards confronting the use, processing, storage, and transportation of energetic materials, those of explosion and fire are particularly important. Jet fires have repeatedly been reported as the first stage of severe accidents involving explosions and more extensive fires. One aspect of this hazard is the effect of highly damaging thermal fluxes from jet flames on persons and equipment. In 50% of the events in which a jet fire was recorded, another additional event ensued with severe effects. In the event of a jet fire, it is important to predict its possible extent, or “reach”, as this is closely related to the possibility of flames impinging on other equipment, initiating a domino effect that increases the scale of destruction.

In this Special Issue, we seek articles that deal with the overall Research Aim of improving the understanding of fundamental aspects of jet fires in their variousforms, with and without cross flows, and, on the basis of this understanding, to improve the design ofdifferent furnaces and flares.

This Special Issue will focus on the science and technology of jet fires and how they interact with the environment.

• Jet fires;
• CFD modelling;
• risk analysis;
• radiation;
• heat flux;
• geometrical features;
• flame length;
• blow-out;
• lift-off distance.

Dr. Adriana Palacios
Prof. Dr. Derek Bradley
Dr. Joaquim Casal
Prof. Dr. Longhua Hu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Fire is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• jet fires
• CFD modelling
• risk analysis
• radiation
• flame length
• blow-out