JSME International Journal Series B Fluids and Thermal Engineering
Online ISSN : 1347-5371
Print ISSN : 1340-8054
ISSN-L : 1340-8054
Experiments on Flame Spread of a Fuel Droplet Array in a High-Pressure Ambience
Shinichiro KATOHiroyuki MIZUNOHideaki KOBAYASHITakashi NIIOKA
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1998 Volume 41 Issue 2 Pages 322-330

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Flame spread phenomena in a suspended fuel droplet array were experimentally investigated for n-hexadecane in a high-pressure ambience. Seven droplets of the same size were arranged at equal horizontal spacings. Flame spread rates were measured based on OH emission histories detected by a high-speed video camera with an image intensifier for droplet diameters of 0.50, 0.75, and 1.0 mm at ambient pressures from 0.1 to 2.0 MPa. Results show that, as droplet spacing becomes smaller, flame spread rate increases and attains a maximum value at a specific spacing. A further decrease in droplet spacing causes the spread rate to decrease due to the large latent heat of vaporization. Experiments were also conducted in a microgravity field to determine if these characteristics of flame spread are affected by natural convection.

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