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http://dx.doi.org/10.3795/KSME-B.2010.34.11.1015

Experimental Study on the Effects of AC Electric Fields on Flame Spreading over Polyethylene-insulated Electric-Wire  

Jin, Young-Kyu (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.)
Kim, Min-Kuk (Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST CCRC))
Park, Jeong (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Pukyong Nat'l Univ.)
Chung, Suk-Ho (Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology(KAUST CCRC))
Kim, Tae-Hyung (Power Generation Laboratory, Korea Electric Power Research Institute, KEPCO)
Park, Jong-Ho (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Chungnam Nat'l Univ.)
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Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B / v.34, no.11, 2010 , pp. 1015-1025 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this present study, we experimentally investigated the effects of electric fields on the characteristics of flames spreading over electric-wires with AC fields. The dependence of the rate at which a flame spreads over polyethylene-insulated wires on the frequency and amplitude of the applied AC electric field was examined. The spreading of the flame can be categorized into linear spreading and non-linearly accelerated spreading of flame. This categorization is based on the axial distribution of the field strength of the applied electric field. The rate at which the flame spreads is highly dependent on the inclined direction of the wire fire. It could be possible to explain the spreading of the flame on the basis of thermal balance.
Keywords
AC Electric Field; Polyethylene-insulated Electric Wire; Flame Spread Rate;
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