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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2018.32.2.017

Investigation of the Relationship Between Wall Thermal Conductivity and Inner Room Temperature in Compartment Fires  

You, Woo Jun (Dongyang University)
Ko, Gwon-Hyun (Dongyang University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.32, no.2, 2018 , pp. 17-23 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, the relations of the wall thermal conductivity and surface temperature in a compartment fire are investigated using Buckingham Pi theorem. The dimensionless parameters of the previous study are analyzed in order to correlate the dimensionless groups of the heat release rate, the thermal conductivity, the volume of compartment and the convective heat transfer coefficient. In addition the reduced scale of compartment, which has 1/6 size of ISO 9705 Room Corner Tester, is manufactured and the oxygen concentration and the maximum temperature in the space are measured for the gasoline pool fire ($10cm{\times}10cm$, $15cm{\times}15cm$ and $20cm{\times}20cm$). Finally, the criterion of the wall temperature increase are suggested in accordance with the thermal conductivity and the convective heat transfer coefficient. In addition, the dimensionless empirical equation using Buckingham Pi theorem considering the heat release rate are presented suggested. The results of this study will be useful especially for the fire phenomenon investigation of the wall thermal conductivity coefficient and shape in the compartment space.
Keywords
Buckingham Pi theorem; Reduced scale of compartment space; Thermal cunductivity; Convective heat transfer coefficient; Room corner tester; Surface temperature;
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