Physics of Flames

Abstract

Theoretical and experimental analyses of flame spreading across pools of liquid fuels and the ignitability of such pool under quiescent and flowing environments are presented. The fundamental concept is that, when the temperature of the liquid fuel is below the flash point, convection currents in the liquid play a dominant role in both ignitability and flame spreading. These currents are induced by either or both surface tension and buoyancy forces. A theoretical analyses related to ignition of fuels by projectiles is presented. A brief section on the combustion of nitrocellulose-base propellants is included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0718866

Entities

People

  • Irvin Glassman
  • Martin Summerfield
  • William A. Sirignano

Organizations

  • Princeton University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkanes
  • Boundary Layer
  • Buoyancy
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Flash Point
  • Fluid Flow
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Theoretical Analysis.