Abstracts

Topic: P. Dutta, J. P. Gore, Y. R. Sivathanu and P. E. Sojka (1994),

“Global Properties of High Liquid Loading Turbulent Crude Oil + Methane/Air Spray Flames,”

Combust. Flame, vol. 97, pp. 251-260.


Measurements of atomization quality, flame heights, radiative fractions, emission temperatures, and transmittance for Alberta sweet crude oil/methane flames established on a novel burner for simulating well-blowout fires are reported. The results show the effects of two-phase flow on flame heights. The measurements of radiative fractions and the optical properties suggest relatively low soot loading. The measured high temperatures suggest almost complete combustion of crude-oil. However, larger-scale tests as well as information concerning the physical processes in the present atomizer and burner are essential for the application to practical fires and combustion devices.