Alarifi, A, Phylaktou, HN orcid.org/0000-0001-9554-4171, Andrews, GE orcid.org/0000-0002-8398-1363 et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Toxic Gas Emissions from a Timber-Pallet-Stack Fire in a Full-Scale Compartment. In: Harada, K, Matsuyama, K, Himoto, K, Nakamura, Y and Wakatsuki, K, (eds.) Fire Science and Technology 2015. 10th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology, 05-07 Oct 2015, Tsukuba, Japan. Springer , pp. 533-541. ISBN 978-981-10-0375-2
Abstract
A stack of wooden pallets was burnt in a 41 m3 room with air supplied via the door connected to a 3.5 m-long corridor, the only air supply path to the room. Combustion emissions were sampled from within the fire room and analysed using a heated Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analyser, via a heated sampling system. Development of the fire was also captured photographically and presented here with associated measured fire characteristics. Detailed full-scale compartment fire characteristic measurements are provided including source fuel composition, temperature gradient at different locations, mass loss rate, heat release rate, calculated equivalence ratio and measured toxic emission yields. Yield measurements are presented as a function of the equivalence ratio. These measurements are useful for fire investigation and fire modelling purposes. Carbon monoxide yields approaching 0.3 g/g were much higher than those currently recommended for fire modelling. Acrolein and total hydrocarbon yields were in good agreement with other tests in the literature.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Keywords: | Full-scale fire; Wood fire; Toxic yields; Carbon monoxide; Total hydrocarbon |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemical & Process Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Sep 2015 12:48 |
Last Modified: | 02 Mar 2018 09:29 |
Published Version: | http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9789811003752 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-981-10-0376-9_54 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89465 |