Fundamentals of window-ejected fire plumes from under-ventilated compartment fires: Recent progresses and perspectives

X Sun, F Tang, K Lu, F Ren, C Shi, B Merci… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper intends to provide a comprehensive state-of-art review of recent progresses and
to formulate perspectives on window-ejected fire plumes, originating from under-ventilated …

Experimental study on flame merging behaviors from two pool fires along the longitudinal centerline of model tunnel with natural ventilation

J Ji, H Wan, Z Gao, Y Fu, J Sun, Y Zhang, K Li… - Combustion and …, 2016 - Elsevier
A set of experiments was conducted in a model tunnel to study the interaction behaviors of
two pool fires. Square heptane pool fires with side lengths of 10 cm, 13 cm and 16 cm were …

Flame behavior and fire-induced flow field characteristic in building corridor fire with longitudinal partition

K Wu, X Chen, J Li, L Zhang, K Zhu, Y Hong… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corridors are of remarkable significance in connecting architectural space and improving
urban operation efficiency for modern building systems, whereas the infrastructures are …

Experimental analysis and machine learning research on tunnel carriage fire spread and temperature evolution

Q He, Z Cao, F Tang, M Gu, T Zhang - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tunnel fire has become a major public safety concern with the development of tunnel
construction. In this work, the behavior of carriage flame propagation, evolutionary …

Experimental study on the heat flux profile upon the building facade of the window-ejected fire plume

X Sun, L Hu, J Lv, X Fang, X Chen, X Zhang - International Journal of Heat …, 2023 - Elsevier
The window-ejected fire plume with the excess fuel released outside the opening poses
great threat to the building facade due to the hazardous heat flux. This paper investigates …

Facade flame depth coming out from the fire compartment opening subject the external sideward wind

X Sun, J Yi, Y Han, X Zhang, F Tang, L Hu - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
When a fuel leakage/energy release (ie, combustion, fire) inside a compartment, the external
facade flame characteristics through opening are of great significance for protecting human …

Impact of sliding window opening sizes and crosswinds on combustion characteristics of polyethylene sandwich panels in external venting façade fires

P Wu, W Xue, T Wu, M Hao, R Zhou, J Jiang - Safety Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Fires can propagate along the building façade if the flame ignites the external wall
insulation. Despite extensive research on this topic, there is a lack of sufficient exploration …

Study on the ceiling gas temperature distribution, fire merging, and flame length induced by twin tunnel fires under reduced pressures

B Li, L Wang, S Mao, K Lu, X Ni - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
A comprehensive understanding of the development characteristics of multiple fires in
tunnels holds significant importance in estimating the thermal safe distance required for both …

An experimental investigation of burning behaviour of liquid pool fire in corridor-like enclosures

KE Chotzoglou, EK Asimakopoulou, J Zhang… - Fire safety journal, 2019 - Elsevier
This work aims to investigate the burning behaviour of liquid fuel pool fires in corridor-like
enclosures and to identify key factors influencing fire development. A series of experiments …

Multi-objective optimization of underground car park design for tenability under fire-induced smoke

AF Tharima, MM Rahman, MZ Yusoff… - … and Underground Space …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of the inclusion of design factors in optimization such as ceiling height, beam
span length, transversal beam depth, longitudinal beam depth, and extraction fan rate on the …