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Characterization of candle flames (2005)
| Venue: | Journal of Fire Protection Engineering |
| Citations: | 3 - 0 self |
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@ARTICLE{Hamins05characterizationof,
author = {Anthony Hamins and Matthew Bundy and Scott E. Dillon},
title = {Characterization of candle flames},
journal = {Journal of Fire Protection Engineering},
year = {2005},
pages = {265--285}
}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT: Common household open flame and radiant ignition sources are the actual or suspected cause for many fires. The purpose of this research is to identify the burning behavior and properties of common candles in order to provide addi-tional tools for use by fire investigators. The properties of paraffin wax are obtained from the literature and from experiments. The candles are burned under controlled laboratory conditions to measure the mass burning rate, candle regression rate, flame height, and heat flux. Using the properties of paraffin wax and characteristics of the candles, numerous simulations are performed with the NIST Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) to model the burning rate and heat flux profile of the candle flame. The modeling results are then compared with the flame height and heat flux data obtained experimentally. The model facilitates an enhanced understanding of the structure of candle flames.
Keyphrases
candle flame flame height paraffin wax burning behavior numerous simulation open flame nist fire dynamic simulator burning rate fire investigator controlled laboratory condition mass burning rate many fire heat flux data addi-tional tool heat flux candle regression rate common candle radiant ignition source enhanced understanding modeling result
