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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.67dab4d2

Numerical Study on the Attenuation Effect of Water Mist on Thermal Radiation  

Ko, Gwon Hyun (School of Safety Engineering, Dongyang University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.34, no.4, 2020 , pp. 7-12 More about this Journal
Abstract
A numerical study was conducted to investigate the effects of the spray characteristics of water mist on the attenuation of thermal radiation. The attenuation process of the thermal radiation, generated from a hot surface panel, passing through the water mist was calculated via Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS), and the effects of the flow rate, droplet mean diameter, and spray injecting angle of the water mist were analyzed. The results indicated that the increase in flowrate and decrease in droplet size led to an increase in the attenuation of thermal radiation. As the thermal radiation passed through the spray droplets, the effect of the spatial distribution of spray droplets was verified by calculating the thermal radiation attenuation at different spray injecting angles. The results indicated that the radiation attenuation increases as the spray angle increases. This implies that a wider distribution of spray droplets, irrespective of the droplet size and flowrate, increases the attenuation effect on thermal radiation.
Keywords
Thermal radiation; Attenuation; Water mist; FDS simulation; Spray angle;
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