Abstract
The possibility of simulating thermally buoyant gases from a fire with a helium and air mixture was investigated using an experimental flow consisting of a ceiling jet with a corner flow. Parameters such as the volume flow rate of the air and helium and the initial helium concentration were varied over wide ranges. Comparison of the helium concentration and velocity profiles to results from a previous experiment on thermally buoyant flow which employed the same set-up suggested yielded a quantitative description of the buoyant characteristics of the helium and air mixture.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 157-168 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD |
| Volume | 317-2 |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1995 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition - San Francisco, CA, USA Duration: Nov 12 1995 → Nov 17 1995 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes