TY - JOUR
TI - Experimental investigation of evaporation enhancement for water droplet containing solid particles in flaming combustion area
AU - Glushkov Dmitrii O
AU - Kuznetsov Genii V
AU - Strizhak Pavel A
AU - Volkov Roman S
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2016
VL - 20
IS - 1
SP - 131
EP - 141
PT - Article
AB - The experimental study of integral characteristics of extinguishing liquid  (water) droplet evaporation in flaming combustion area has been held. Optical  methods of two-phase and heterogeneous mixtures diagnostics (“Particle Image  Velocimetry” and “Interferometric Particle Imaging”) have been used for heat  and mass transfer process investigation. It was established that small-size  solid particles (for example, carbon particles) in droplet structure can  enhance water evaporation in flame area. It was shown that the rate of  evaporation process depends on concentration and sizes of solid particles in  a water droplet. The correlations have been determined between the sizes of  solid particles and water droplets for maximum efficiency of fire  extinguishing. The physical aspects of the problem have been discussed.