Effectiveness of aviation kerosene pool fire suppression by water mist in a cargo compartment with low-pressure environment
ZHU Pei1, LUO Shengfeng2, LIU Quanyi3, SHAO Quan1, YANG Rui2
1. Civil Aviation College, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China; 2. Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; 3. College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan 618307, China
Abstract：The low-pressure environments during flights of civil aircraft complicate the fire control and safety in cargo compartments. This study analyzed the effectiveness of large aviation kerosene surface pool fire suppression by water mist in a full-scale simulated cargo compartmentwith a low-pressure environment. The results show that without the water mist, the mass loss rate, flame temperature and radiant heat flux of the pool fire decreasewith decreasing ambient pressure, while the flame height increases.At an initial ambient pressure of 76 kPa, the compartment pressure increases rapidly after ignition, reaching an overpressure of 16.7 kPa, which increases the risk of failure of the cabin structure and ventilation system. With a water mist, the mist droplet size and the burning rate decrease with decreasing ambient pressure and the fire extinguishing time is significantly shortened, but the large firesare difficult to extinguish quickly due to the limited spray flux. In addition, the spray reduces the compartment temperature and radiant heat flux,such as a maximum temperature drop of 150℃ near the ceiling above the flame for an initial ambient pressure of 76 kPa.
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ZHU Pei, LUO Shengfeng, LIU Quanyi, SHAO Quan, YANG Rui. Effectiveness of aviation kerosene pool fire suppression by water mist in a cargo compartment with low-pressure environment. Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), 2022, 62(1): 21-32.
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