Ignition and burning of the composite sample impacted by the Bunsen burner flame: A fully coupled simulation

Experimental study and three-dimensional simulation of warming up, ignition, and subsequent burning out of the composite material impacted by the attached Bunsen burner flame is presented. The specimen is the fiberglass-reinforced composite with the epoxy resin binder. In the experiment, vertical sp...

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Published in:Fire safety journal 2022-01, Vol.127, p.103507, Article 103507
Main Authors: Snegirev, A.Yu, Kuznetsov, E.A., Korobeinichev, O.P., Shmakov, A.G., Trubachev, S.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bunsen burner
Burning
Burning rate
Burnout
Calorimetry
Combustion
Composite material
Composite materials
Computer applications
Coupled simulations
Decomposition
Epoxy resins
Fiberglass
Flame spread
Flammability
Glass fiber reinforced plastics
Glass-epoxy composites
Heat flux
Heat of combustion
Ignition
Laminar diffusion flame
Polymers
Pyrolysis
Simulation
Spatial distribution
Surface temperature
Thermal decomposition
Thermal simulation
Volatiles
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Summary:Experimental study and three-dimensional simulation of warming up, ignition, and subsequent burning out of the composite material impacted by the attached Bunsen burner flame is presented. The specimen is the fiberglass-reinforced composite with the epoxy resin binder. In the experiment, vertical specimen was located above the laminar diffusion flame, and transient variation of specimen mass and surface temperatures was recorded until the matrix polymer burned out. In the simulations, thermal decomposition of the composite was evaluated by the in-house pyrolysis model Pyropolis coupled with the general-purpose CFD solver, which simulated the flames generated by the burner and by the combustible volatiles. Formal kinetics of thermal decomposition of matrix polymer and the heat of combustion of volatiles have been derived from the microscale combustion calorimetry measurements. The simulation results include favorable comparisons of experimental and predicted dynamics of material degradation and flame behavior. Transient spatial distributions of surface temperature, burning rate, and heat fluxes (net, radiative and convective) are demonstrated. This study is the step towards developing the computational framework capable of replicating and predicting the outcome of standard fire tests UL94 and VBB.
ISSN:0379-7112
1873-7226
DOI:10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103507