Citation

Iwata Y, Koseki H, Janssens ML, Takahashi T. Fire Mater. 2001; 25(1): 1-7.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, John Wiley and Sons)

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Abstract

Small-scale free-burning pool fire tests were conducted in a cone calorimeter to obtain the combustion characteristics of 14 different crude oils. Measurements included the heat release rate based on oxygen consumption calorimetry, mass loss rate, radiative heat flux from the flame to a nearby target, liquid fuel temperature, extinction coefficient and CO2 and CO concentrations in the exhaust duct. The effective heat of combustion, radiative heat loss fraction and smoke yield were calculated on the basis of the measured data. It was found that the heat release rate, mass loss rate, flame radiation and smoke yield were a function of the type of crude oil. The effective heat of combustion, extinction coefficient and radiative heat loss fraction were nearly constant for the range of crude oils evaluated in this programme. The heat release rate, mass loss rate, flame radiation and smoke yield appeared to correlate well with the crude oil density.