Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 174-181 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Fire Safety Journal |
| Volume | 91 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2017 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |
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Keywords
- heat release rate
- effective heat of combustion
- pool fires
- ethanol-water mixture
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Heat release characteristics of ethanol-water mixtures: Small-scale experiments. / Hakkarainen, Tuula; Korhonen, Timo; Vaari, Jukka.
In: Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 91, 01.07.2017, p. 174-181.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Heat release characteristics of ethanol-water mixtures: Small-scale experiments
AU - Hakkarainen, Tuula
AU - Korhonen, Timo
AU - Vaari, Jukka
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Small-scale pool fire tests of ethanol-water mixtures are described in this paper. The main goal of the tests was to obtain data on the heat release rate per unit area, the total heat release per unit area, and the effective heat of combustion of such mixtures with ethanol percentage of 20 vol% or more. The results can be utilised in the interpolation and extrapolation of these quantities for different ethanol percentages and irradiance levels. In addition, the results give information on the heat release of possible pool fires of alcoholic beverages in a retail store in the case of a fully developed fire. It was concluded that significant fire load is not formed until the ethanol percentage of the alcoholic beverage is ca. 20 vol% or more. The data reported can also be used as an input to simulations of ethanol-water mixture pool fires in the performance-based fire safety design.
AB - Small-scale pool fire tests of ethanol-water mixtures are described in this paper. The main goal of the tests was to obtain data on the heat release rate per unit area, the total heat release per unit area, and the effective heat of combustion of such mixtures with ethanol percentage of 20 vol% or more. The results can be utilised in the interpolation and extrapolation of these quantities for different ethanol percentages and irradiance levels. In addition, the results give information on the heat release of possible pool fires of alcoholic beverages in a retail store in the case of a fully developed fire. It was concluded that significant fire load is not formed until the ethanol percentage of the alcoholic beverage is ca. 20 vol% or more. The data reported can also be used as an input to simulations of ethanol-water mixture pool fires in the performance-based fire safety design.
KW - heat release rate
KW - effective heat of combustion
KW - pool fires
KW - ethanol-water mixture
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U2 - 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.071
DO - 10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.071
M3 - Article
VL - 91
SP - 174
EP - 181
JO - Fire Safety Journal
JF - Fire Safety Journal
SN - 0379-7112
ER -