Limiting Oxygen Concentrations of Burning PMMA Cylinders under External Radiant Heating and Subatmospheric Pressure

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dc.creatorLiveretou, Christina
dc.creatorScudiere, Charles
dc.creatorRivera, Jose
dc.creatorFernandez-Pello, Carlos
dc.creatorGollner, Michael
dc.creatorOlson, Sandra
dc.creatorFerkul, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-15T16:43:08Z
dc.date.available2023-06-15T16:43:08Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-16
dc.descriptionChristina Liveretou, University of California, USA
dc.descriptionCharles Scudiere, University of California, USA
dc.descriptionJose Rivera, University of California, USA
dc.descriptionCarlos Fernandez-Pello, University of California, USA
dc.descriptionMichael Gollner, University of California, USA
dc.descriptionSandra Olson, Universities Space Research Association(USRA); NASA, USA
dc.descriptionPaul Ferkul, Universities Space Research Association(USRA); NASA, USA
dc.descriptionICES509: Fire Safety in Spacecraft and Enclosed Habitats
dc.descriptionThe 52nd International Conference on Environmental Systems was held in Calgary, Canada, on 16 July 2023 through 20 July 2023.
dc.description.abstractThis work considers the effect of ambient pressure and an external radiant flux on the limiting oxygen concentration (LOC) for flames spreading downward over the surface of cylindrical samples of black polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The objective is to determine the effect of an external radiant flux on the LOC of combustible solid materials in environments expected in future spacecraft cabins. The experimental apparatus and testing methodology is a combination of the LOI and LIFT test apparatuses. The radiant heating ranges from 0 to 3.3 kW/m^2 and the ambient pressures tested from 100 kPa to 40 kPa. An upward forced flow of a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen with a velocity of 10 cm/s is used to determine the LOC of the PMMA as a function of ambient pressure and external heat flux. Results show that increasing the ambient pressure or external radiant flux increases the flame spread rate and decreases the LOC of the PMMA. Correlating the LOC data in terms of the partial pressure of oxygen and the ambient pressure shows that the LOC occurs at an approximately constant oxygen mole fraction that depends weakly on the ambient pressure and radiant flux. The combustion mechanisms leading to this result are discussed based on simple equations and phenomenological arguments. The data from this work will be compared with data from experiments to be conducted in the International Space Station (ISS) under the SoFIE-MIST project, to provide further understanding of the effect spacecraft environments on the LOC of materials. The results will give further insight into the flammability of materials, particularly at subatmospheric ambient pressures, such as in spacecraft, aircraft, and high-altitude locations.
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dc.identifier.otherICES-2023-133
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2346/94587
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher2023 International Conference on Environmental Systems
dc.subjectLimiting oxygen concentration
dc.subjectSub-atmospheric
dc.subjectRadiant heating
dc.subjectOxygen mole fraction
dc.subjectSolid burning
dc.titleLimiting Oxygen Concentrations of Burning PMMA Cylinders under External Radiant Heating and Subatmospheric Pressureen_US
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