Mechanism and Flame Behavior of Small-Scale Oil Tank Boilover

Abstract:

Boilover is acknowledged as one of the most harmful fire in oil tank fire. A small-scale oil tank boilover apparatus was established to study the flame behavior during boilover process. Visualization experiments were also conducted to discuss the mechanism of boilover formation. The results indicate that boilover process can be divided into three stages: quasi steady combustion stage, boilover premonitory stage and boilover stage. The formation of boilover results from the reciprocity of bubbles and oil vacuoles generated by absorbing energy released from combustion reaction.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 256-259)
• Pages: 2766-2770
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.256-259.2766
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Da Wei Yang, Pei Hong Zhang, Bao Zhi Chen
• Keywords: Boilover Characteristics, Crude Oil Tank, Fire, Small-Scale

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