Experimental study on spreading characteristics of jet fuel spill fire

doi:10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2017.05.009

Abstract

Abstract: An experimental platform was designed and built for aviation fuel spill fires. Experiments were carried out for the sake of ensuring the safety of jet fuel storage and transportation and fire safety in airports. Jet fuel (JP4) was selected as the fuel in the continuous spill fire for four different leaking rates based on the rotation of the peristaltic pump. Parameters were measured, including the flame front location, burning area, spreading rate, as well as the spill fire videos recorded. The variations of the typical characteristic parameters were analyzed according to the experimental phenomena. The results show that there is a stable linear burning rate of 3.71×10^-5 m/s and an increase of 5.5 mm/s for initial spreading rate with the increase of leaking rate for JP4, and that there is a positive correlation between the typical characteristic parameters and the leaking rates.

Key words: spill fire, flame front, burning area, initial spreading rate, spreading characteristics

CLC Number:

X932

LIU Quanyi, YANG Rui, ZHANG Hui. Experimental study on spreading characteristics of jet fuel spill fire[J]. China Safety Science Journal, 2017, 27(5): 47-51.

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