| Title: | A review of near-limit opposed fire spread | Authors: | Huang, X Gao, J |
Issue Date: | Mar-2021 | Source: | Fire safety journal, Mar. 2021, 103141, p. 1-16, doi: 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103141 | Abstract: | Creeping fire spread under opposed airflow is a classic fundamental fire research problem involving heat transfer, fluid dynamics, chemical kinetics, and is strongly dependent on environmental factors. Persistent research over the last 50 years has established a solid framework for different fire-spread processes, but new fire phenomena and recent developments continue to challenge our current understanding and inspire future research areas. In this review, we revisit the problem of opposed fire spread under limited and excessive oxygen supply. Various near-limit fire phenomena, as recently observed in flaming, smoldering, and glowing spread under various environment and fuel configurations, are reviewed in detail. Particularly, aspects of apparent importance, such as transition phenomena and heterogenous chemistry, in near-limit fire spread are highlighted, and valuable problems for future research are suggested. | Keywords: | Creeping flame spread Extinction Fingering spread Glowing Smoldering |
Publisher: | Elsevier | Journal: | Fire safety journal | ISSN: | 0379-7112 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103141 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
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