Investigation on the Thermal Radiation Distribution of Oil Tank Fires

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A thermal radiation monitoring system was established to measure the thermal radiation distribution of the crude oil tank fires, and the effect of open area, horizontal and vertical distance on the radiant heat flux was analyzed. The experimental results are compared with the calculated values by the point source model. It shows that the point source model have a high accuracy to calculate the radiant heat flux of the crude oil tank fire when the distance between the target point and the flame center is larger than the diameter of the tank.

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