Experimental investigation on transverse ceiling flame length and temperature distribution of sidewall confined tunnel fire |
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| Affiliation: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China;2. Institute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230088, Anhui, China;1. beth.weckman@uwaterloo.ca & ejweckman@uwaterloo.ca;2. atrouve@umd.edu;3. luke.bisby@icloud.com;4. Bart.Merci@UGent.be;1. Fire Safety Engineering Group, University of Greenwich, London SE10 9LS UK;2. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, 5528 Haugesund, Norway;1. School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch WA 6150, Australia;2. Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Mt Thorley, NSW 2330, Australia;3. Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7905, USA;1. FM Global, Research Division, 1151 Boston-Providence Turnpike, Norwood, MA 02062, USA;2. FM Approvals, 743 Reynolds Road, West Glocester, RI 02814, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents an experimental investigation on the transverse ceiling flame length and the temperature distribution of a sidewall confined tunnel fire. The experiments were conducted in a 1/6th scale model tunnel with the fire source placed against the sidewall, 0 m, 0.17 m and 0.35 m above the floor, respectively. Experiments of fire against a wall without a ceiling, 0.35 m above the floor in a large space, were also conducted as a control group. Results shows that for small heat release rate (HRR), the flame is lower than the ceiling and extends along the sidewall. With the increase of HRR and elevation of burner height, the flame gradually impinges on the ceiling and spreads out radially along it. The flame impingement condition and the flame shapes of the wall fire with and without ceiling are presented. From the viewpoint of the physical meaning of flame impinging on the ceiling, the horizontal flame length should be a function of the unburned part of the fuel at the impinging point. Based on the proportional relation between the flame volume and HRR, the effective HRR (Qef) at the ceiling is determined and the effective dimensionless HRR, Q*ef is defined to correlate the horizontal ceiling flame length. Additionally, predictive correlations of transverse ceiling temperature distribution are proposed for the continuous flame region, the intermittent flame region and the buoyant plume region under the ceiling, respectively. |
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| Keywords: | Tunnel fire Ceiling flame length Temperature distribution Sidewall confined Flame impingement |
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