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Interaction of Water Spray with Flame

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Increasing concerns about the role of halons on the depletion of ozone in the stratosphere have led to a search for alternate agents for suppression. Water, sprayed in the form of tiny droplets, has emerged as a potential fire suppressant. The present chapter presents a brief review of the recent studies on flame water spray interaction. The effects of water spray on both premixed and non-premixed flames are discussed. The significance of droplet size in flame suppression is explained in details. This understanding will lead to efficient atomizer design for fire suppression systems.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India

    Sourav Sarkar

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Lehigh University, 19 Memorial Drive, West Bethlehem, USA

    Joydeep Munshi

  3. Mechanical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Bengaluru, 560012, India

    Santanu Pramanik

  4. Mechanical Engineering Department, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India

    Achintya Mukhopadhyay & Swarnendu Sen

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Sarkar, S., Munshi, J., Pramanik, S., Mukhopadhyay, A., Sen, S. (2018). Interaction of Water Spray with Flame. In: Runchal, A., Gupta, A., Kushari, A., De, A., Aggarwal, S. (eds) Energy for Propulsion . Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7473-8_7

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