Fire and Combustion in Microgravity

Dear Colleagues,

Combustion, flame and smoke characteristics under micro-gravity conditions have attracted an extensive and worldwide research interest. In manned aircraft, such as space stations, under micro-gravity conditions, i.e., the disappearance of normal gravity, combustion behavior, flame structure, smoke particle morphology and size distribution behave differently to how they would under terrestrial conditions. Fire is prone to occur in microgravity, and fire suppression resources are scarce in the aircraft. This poses a huge threat to life safety; therefore, the systematic research of fire behaviors, fire detection and suppression is necessary. Furthermore, the research of combustion dynamics, such as cool flames, droplet combustion, coal combustion, and so on, in a microgravity environment, will promote the deeper understanding of combustion principles and the development of advanced technology on Earth. Over the last several decades, although NASA and other research institutes across the world have carried out numerous studies and achieved fruitful results, the inherently complicated combustion physics and ever-changing interdisciplinary technology necessitate greater efforts toward the fundamental research of fire and new fire prevention methods.

In this Special Issue, we seek articles that address experimental, numerical and theoretical fire and combustion dynamics in microgravity, as well as fire detection and suppression methods. Especially, innovative research, including new experimental facilities and findings, advanced fire prevention and protection technology is very much welcome.

Dr. Jun Fang
Dr. Qiang Wang
Dr. Feng Zhu
Dr. Feng Guo
Guest Editors

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