Advances in Pool Fire Dynamics

Dear Colleagues,

The understanding of pool fire dynamics presents problems of both fundamental and practical significance. As a fundamental combustion configuration of natural fires, pool fires represent a significant element of the risk associated with major accidents in industrial applications, particularly for oil extraction and refining that may have large liquid hydrocarbon inventories. In fire research, pool fire dynamics have been studied for decades. However, further efforts are needed to accurately assess the thermal hazards of pool fire for practical situations as well as safety in energy utilization.

This Special Issue aims to present state-of-the-art research findings in the field of pool fire dynamics. In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews describing experimental and modeling results are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Burning rate and heat feedback mechanisms;
• The structure of pool fires, addressing aspects of the thermal, velocity and chemical species fields;
• Heat and mass transfer processes in pool fires, including the yields of soot and emission radiation to the surroundings;
• Radiative exchange and optical properties within pool fires;
• Wind effects on pool fires;
• Ambient condition effects, including ambient temperature, pressure and humidity;
• Pool fire dynamics in specialized spaces;
• Risk assessment of pool fires under various conditions;
• In situ burning involving floating oil burning on water or ice;
• Boilover phenomena;
• Numerical simulations of pool fires;
• Prediction of pool fire burning with AI technology.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Prof. Dr. Depeng Kong
Dr. Anthony Hamins
Dr. Chen Jian
Guest Editors

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