Flame Behavior and Rapid Prediction Under Diverse Fire Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Flame behavior is a core physical phenomenon in fires. Its classical models have been developed based on buoyancy-controlled mixing of fuel and air. However, the complex nature of environmental conditions, multi-scale combustion, and limited datasets present challenges to achieving an accurate fire prediction under diverse fire environments. Specifically, in the case of a fire occurring in high-altitude areas under reduced pressure, environmental wind, confined spaces, and spacecraft with different gravity environments, the process of fuel–air mixing would change fundamentally. Consequently, the evolution of flame behavior is difficult to predict and control under diverse environments, which requires further investigation.

The scope of this Special Issue is to compile the most recent research and advancements of original, fundamental, and applied research of experimental, theoretical, computational, and case studies that contribute towards the special flame and combustion behavior, flame parameters rapid prediction, and artificial intelligence methods under diverse fire environments.

Original research articles, short communications, and review articles are welcome. The topics of this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Special fire and combustion phenomena;
• Flame instability behavior under diverse fire environments;
• Effect of initial momentum, thermal buoyancy, and external inertial force on flame characteristics;
• Rapid prediction method of fire key control parameters;
• Artificial intelligence prediction under diverse fire environments;
• Fire control method under diverse fire environments.

Dr. Jiang Lv
Dr. Yujie Lin
Dr. Yao Hong
Dr. Qiang Wang
Guest Editors

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