Blast/Fire Interaction Scaling

Item

Title
Blast/Fire Interaction Scaling
Report Number
CONF-8305107, p. 183-188
Creator
Kanury, A. Murty
Corporate Author
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame
Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Date
1983
Date Issued
1983-07
Extent
6
Identifier
ADA132780
Format
1 online resource (6 pages : ill.)
Abstract
Hypotheses are formulated of the process of interaction between an airblast and fires supported by liquid fuels and wood cribs. A map of blast weakness versus fire strength is conceived on which the regime of fire extinction by the blast can be delineated from the regime where the fire will sustain the blast. The fire strength is described for liquid fuels primarily by the heat of combustion; and for wood, it is mainly described by the preborn time. The concept is substantiated by the SRI shocktube data.
Description
Hypotheses are formulated of the process of interaction between an airblast and fires supported by liquid fuels and wood cribs. A map of blast weakness versus fire strength is conceived on which the regime of fire extinction by the blast can be delineated from the regime where the fire will sustain the blast. The fire strength is described for liquid fuels primarily by the heat of combustion; and for wood, it is mainly described by the preborn time. The concept is substantiated by the SRI shocktube data.
Conference Proceeding
No
Distribution Classification
1
Distribution Conflict
No
DTIC Record Exists
No
Illinois Tech Related
No
Photo Quality
Not Needed
Report Availability
Full text available
Type
article
Is Part Of
Proceedings: 17th Asilomar Conference on Fire and Blast Effects of Nuclear Weapons
Media
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