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Experimental Methodology for Estimation of Local Heat Fluxes and Burning Rates in Steady Laminar Boundary Layer Diffusion Flames
Published on: June 1, 2016
A model-based approach to the evaluation of flame-protective garments
Matej Gasperin1, Dani Juricic, Bojan Musizza
1Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. matej.gasperin@ijs.si
Abstract:
High-quality protective garments are essential in many occupational assignments, e.g., in the petrochemical industry and for firefighting. The problem addressed in this paper is how to objectively asses the performance of protective garments designed to resist fire. We present a system based on a flame mannequin equipped with an array of temperature sensors that provide information about the temperature on the mannequin's surface during exposure to fire. Particular attention is devoted to reconstructing the heat flux reaching the mannequin's surface on the basis of the available temperature records (the inverse heat-conduction problem). The estimated heat flux is used in a skin-simulation model to predict the level of injury that would occur in human exposed to the same heat. The paper includes a novel computational procedure based on a detailed model of the temperature sensor and a numerical solution of the accompanying heat equation. The effectiveness of the solution is demonstrated with experimental data.
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