Hu LH, Li YZ, Huo R, Yi L, Shi CL, Chow WK (2004) Experimental studies on the rise-time of buoyant fire plume fronts induced by pool fires. Journal of Fire Sciences 22(1), 69-86. [In English]

Web link:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734904104039696

Keywords:

rise-time, buoyant plume front, pool fire, plume radius, atrium,

Abstract: Experimental studies were conducted in the PolyU/USTC Atrium to investigate the rise-time of buoyant plume front induced by pool fires. Through a series of full-scale burning tests, three semi-empirical equations were derived to predict the rise-time of buoyant plume front induced by a fire at three positions. These three positions are at the centre, near a wall and in the corner of the atrium floor respectively. The rise-time in dimensionless form and the plume radius equation are analyzed based on the measured data.