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Free convection and the burning of a horizontal fuel surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2006

J. F. Clarke  and
N. Riley
J. F. Clarke
Affiliation:
Aerodynamics Division, Cranfield Institute of Technology, Bedford, England
N. Riley
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics and Physics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
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Abstract

The free-convective flow induced when a semi-infinite horizontal fuel surface burns in a quiescent oxidizing atmosphere is considered. For high values of the Grashof number the dominant feature of the flow is a boundary layer close to the surface within which there is a flame or intense reaction zone. An outer flow or fire-wind is induced by entrainment into this boundary layer. A simple experiment supports this overall picture of the flow.

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Research Article
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Journal of Fluid Mechanics , Volume 74 , Issue 3 , 6 April 1976 , pp. 415 - 431
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© 1976 Cambridge University Press

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