Jet fires: An experimental study of the main geometrical features of the flame in subsonic and sonic regimes

AIChE Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 256-263

  Palacios, A ^a   Munoz M ^a   Casal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flame length; Jet fire; Lift off distance; Propane; Sonic and subsonic flow

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DISASTERS; FLAMMABILITY; FLOW RATE; INFRARED IMAGING; JETS; MASS TRANSFER; ORIFICES; PROPANE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SUBSONIC FLOW;

DIFFUSION FLAME (DF); EXIT DIAMETER; FLAME LENGTH; JET FIRE; LIFT-OFF DISTANCE; MASS FLOW RATES; REYNOLDS (CO); SEVERAL VARIABLES; SONIC AND SUBSONIC FLOW;

FIRES;

EID: 58449135731     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11653     Document Type: Article

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