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A methodology is proposed for the determination of flame emissivity in hydrocarbon pool fires using infrared thermography. Experiments on gasoline and diesel oil pool fires with diameters of 0.13, 0.18 and 0.5 m were carried out, determining the flame emissivity for these types of fires in transition regime and turbulent regime. Also analysed was the evolution of the flame emissivity depending on the pool diameter, and a new correlation for the estimation of the emissivity depending on the above mentioned diameter was obtained.
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Planas-Cuchi, E., Chatris, J.M., López, C. et al. Determination of Flame Emissivity in Hydrocarbon Pool Fires Using Infrared Thermography. Fire Technology 39, 261–273 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024193515227
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