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Bending of wind-blown flames from liquid pools

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The bending of a flame by wind influences the amount of heat transferred by radiation and convection, the fuel burning rate, and the flame spread rate. To what extent will a flame be bent by wind? The author presents correlations of data taken from liquid pool fires, which enable us to predict flame bending and trailing for large fires.

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  1. University of Oklahoma at Norman, Norman, UK

    J. R. Welker & C. M. Sliepcevich

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Note: This is the first of two papers reporting work that was supported in part by the Office of Civil Defense, Department of the Army through a contract with the National Bureau of Standards.

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Welker, J.R., Sliepcevich, C.M. Bending of wind-blown flames from liquid pools. Fire Technol 2, 127–135 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02588541

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