Experimental and Numerical Studies on Combustion and Heat Transfer in Liquid Fuel Fires
A special issue of Fire (ISSN 2571-6255).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2026 | Viewed by 29
Special Issue Editors
Interests: characteristics of ignition; flame spread; burning behavior of liquid fuels
Interests: liquid fuel fire; flame radiation; radiation blockage
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Liquid fuels (e.g., hydrocarbons, biofuels) drive global energy systems. However, once liquid fuels are accidentally ignited, they may create dangerous fire scenarios, such as rapidly developing flowing fires and tank fires, posing a huge threat to human society. Therefore, liquid fuel fires pose a significant and enduring challenge in fire safety science. The burning rate of fuel and the external radiation of flames are important parameters used to measure the scale of a fire and are also important criteria for firefighters to carry out on-site rescue work. These parameters are largely influenced by the heat transfer process between the flame, environment, and fuel. Therefore, it is necessary to attempt to reveal the dynamics of liquid fuel fires through experiments and simulations, clarify the characteristics of combustion behavior and heat transfer mechanisms, and accurately characterize the behavior of liquid fuel fires, providing data support for liquid fuel fire prevention and control.
This Special Issue endeavors to seek out cutting-edge research related to the combustion and heat transfer characteristics in liquid fuel fires through experimental and simulation approaches. Original research articles and reviews are welcome.
Research fields may encompass (but are not confined to) the following:
- Ignition of liquid fuel;
- Heat transfer behavior of spill fire;
- Heat transfer behavior of pool fire;
- Heat transfer behavior of flame spread;
- Flame radiation;
- Radiation blockage;
- Heat transfer between flames, liquids, and the environment;
- Internal heat transfer of liquid fuel;
- Fire modeling and simulation tools.
Dr. Chen Wang
Dr. Fanliang Ge
Dr. Chuanyu Pan
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ignition of liquid fuel
- heat transfer behavior of spill fire
- heat transfer behavior of pool fire
- heat transfer behavior of flame spread
- flame radiation
- radiation blockage
- heat transfer between flames, liquids, and the environment
- internal heat transfer of liquid fuel
- fire modeling and simulation tools.
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