Smoldering fire propagation in corn grain: an experimental study

Results in Engineering

Ahmed W.A. Hammad¹  Elaine Vazquez²  Assed Haddad²  Eduardo Qualharini³  Ana Rosa⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Departamento de Construção Civil, Escola Politécnica da Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149 – Ilha Do Fundão – Centro de Tecnologia – Bloco D, Sala 207, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney, Australia;Programa de Engenharia Ambiental, Escola Politécnica da Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Athos da Silveira Ramos, 149 –Ilha Do Fundão, Centro de Tecnologia – Bloco D, 21941-909, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;

关键词: Smoldering fires;    Corn grain;    Combustion velocity;    Ignitability;    Experiments;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Smoldering fire exhibits low-velocity combustion rates and is a threat commonly presented in agriculture grain storages. Some physical and chemical properties of the grain, including particle size, porosity, moisture, and the environmental conditions influence the propagation of the smoldering process. Many works evaluate the conditions to develop smoldering combustion based on particulate size and granular materials. However, only a few studies focusing on smoldering propagation in cornflour and granular grains. In this work, different particle diameters (181.6 ​μm, 776.4 ​μm and 1411 ​μm) and moisture contents (0% and 15%) of corn are examined to understand the corresponding impact on the smoldering propagation. To achieve this, samples of corn were placed inside a cylindrical reactor with thermocouples distributed along the apparatus’ central axis and heated by a hot plate, then the smoldering reaction with a rising heating transfer profile was analyzed. Our results demonstrate how changing storage conditions can profoundly influence the smoldering propagation within a pile of corn.

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