Entrainment in the Near and Far Field of Fire Plumes
- Creators
- Cetegen, B. M.
- Zukoski, E. E.
- Kubota, T.
Abstract
This paper describes entrainment measurements made in fire plumes with a new technique. Measurements were in plumes rising from natural gas diffusion flames stabilized on 0.10, 0.19 and 0.50 m diameter burners and the heat release rates ranged from 10 to 200 kW. The heights examined ranged from elevations starting very close to the burner surface to distances about five times the average flame heights. Experiments indicate the presence of three regions: a region close to the burner surface where plume entrainment rates are independent of the fuel flow (or heat release) rates; a far field region above the flame top, where a simple point source model correlates the data reasonably well; and an intermediate region where entrainment appears to be similar to that of a turbulent plume.
Additional Information
© 1984 Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc. Presented at the Fire Research Conference in honor of Howard Emmons, Washington D.C., 1983. This work was supported through grant G8-9014 from The Center for Fire Research of The National Bureau of Standards, U.S. Department of Commerce. The authors are thankful to Drs. J. Rockett and J. G. Quintiere of the Fire Research Center who gave valuable support.Additional details
- Eprint ID
- 21161
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20101206-091030426
- G8-9014
- Center for Fire Research of The National Bureau of Standards
- U.S. Department of Commerce
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2010-12-07Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2021-11-09Created from EPrint's last_modified field
- Caltech groups
- Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center
- Other Numbering System Name
- Guggenheim Jet Propulsion Center