Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8145604 | Infrared Physics & Technology | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The computational analysis of downward motion and evaporation of water droplets used to suppress a typical transient pool fire shows local regions of a high volume fraction of relatively small droplets. These droplets are comparable in size with the infrared wavelength in the range of intense flame radiation. The estimated scattering of the radiation by these droplets is considerable throughout the entire spectrum except for a narrow region in the vicinity of the main absorption peak of water where the anomalous refraction takes place. The calculations of infrared radiation field in the model pool fire indicate the strong effect of scattering which can be observed experimentally to validate the fire computational model.
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Authors
Leonid A. Dombrovsky, Siaka Dembele, Jennifer X. Wen,