Investigation of flame height from multiple liquefied natural gas fire

T. C. Ho, S. C. Fu, Christopher Y.H. Chao

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Abstract

The research of multiple liquefied natural gas fires is limited due to the unique condition of temperature and velocity. Therefore, the effect of the distance between multiple liquefied natural gas jet fires on the characteristics of the flame is investigated by numerical methods in this paper. Grid analyses have been carried out to establish sufficient resolution of the grid and to ensure the domain size is appropriate for jet fire cases. The temperature, velocity and concentration of the reactant inside the fire were calculated, and the shape of the flame was also studied. By changing the distance between the jets, the size and height of the fires are changed. Simulations of jet fires separated by different distances were carried out. Investigation of three discharge velocities (30, 40, 50 m/s) with different separation distances (0-28 m) were done. When the jets were close enough fires were observed to merge and were enhanced due to interaction. Both the flame height and the temperature increased. When the jets were separated by a significant distance, the flame height returned to the height of a single jet fire. The distance effect of multiple jet fires was investigated and reported in this paper.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationASME 2016 Power Conference, POWER 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791850213
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016
EventASME 2016 Power Conference, POWER 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology - Charlotte, United States
Duration: 26 Jun 201630 Jun 2016

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Power Division (Publication) POWER
Volume2016-January

Conference

ConferenceASME 2016 Power Conference, POWER 2016, collocated with the ASME 2016 10th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2016 14th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCharlotte
Period26/06/1630/06/16

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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