Search Results - "Torero, José L."

Burning dynamics and in-depth flame spread of wood cribs in large compartment fires by Gupta, Vinny, Torero, José L., Hidalgo, Juan P.

“…Wood cribs pervade the fire research literature as the chosen fuel load for testing within the built environment. As such, the underpinning knowledge of fire…”
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Heat losses in a smouldering system: The key role of non-uniform air flux by Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…•Heat losses in smouldering systems promote airflow near walls: non-uniform air flux.•Non-uniform air flux curved the smouldering front in the direction of air…”
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The improved energy efficiency of applied smouldering systems with increasing scale by Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Energy efficiencies of applied smouldering systems were quantified at various scales.The system energy balance was highly sensitive to the energy lost…”
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Waste heat recovery, utilization and evaluation of coalfield fire applying heat pipe combined thermoelectric generator in Xinjiang, China by Deng, Jinchang, Zhou, Fubao, Shi, Bobo, Torero, José L., Qi, Haining, Liu, Peng, Ge, Shaokun, Wang, Zhiyu, Chen, Chen

“…Coalfield subsurface fires can result in ecological disasters of global dimensions. These fires are difficult to control therefore can cause colossal wastage…”
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Heat losses in applied smouldering systems: Sensitivity analysis via analytical modelling by Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…•Increased energy efficiency of applied smouldering systems with scale was described•The energy efficiency was insensitive to radius and insulation changes…”
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Scaling up self-sustained smouldering of sewage sludge for waste-to-energy by Rashwan, Tarek L., Fournie, Taryn, Torero, José L., Grant, Gavin P., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…[Display omitted] •Experimental study smouldering sewage sludge in oil-drum sized reactors.•A robust treatment regime was identified.•Challenges were also…”
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Determination of the interfacial heat transfer coefficient between forced air and sand at Reynold’s numbers relevant to smouldering combustion by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…•Even at low Re, heat propagation through fixed sand beds is convection dominated.•These systems do not satisfy the local thermal equilibrium criterion.•The…”
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Experimental investigation of a timber-concrete floor panel system with a hybrid glass fibre reinforced polymer-timber corrugated core by Ou, Ya, Gattas, Joseph M., Fernando, Dilum, Torero, José L.

“…•A new hybrid concrete-timber floor panel with a corrugated core (HTCC) was developed.•Experimental investigation of eight full-scale HTCC panels with…”
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A correction method for thermal disturbances induced by thermocouples in a low-conductivity charring material by Pope, Ian, Hidalgo, Juan P., Torero, José L.

“…An investigation has been conducted into measurement errors associated with the thermal disturbance created when a thermocouple is inserted perpendicular to a…”
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Critical heat flux and mass loss rate for extinction of flaming combustion of timber by Emberley, Richard, Do, Tam, Yim, Jessica, Torero, José L.

“…The critical mass loss rate and critical heat flux for self-extinction of flaming combustion during steady-state burning of timber was measured in this study…”
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Understanding flame extinction in timber under external heating using high-activation energy asymptotics by Cuevas, Juan I., Guibaud, Augustin, Maluk, Cristian, Torero, José L.

“…The present study analyses the flame extinction of timber under different levels of external heating and oxygen contents in the surrounding atmosphere. An…”
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Defining the thermal boundary condition for protective structures in fire by Torero, José L., Law, Angus, Maluk, Cristian

“…•The thermal solicitation for fire events is defined in terms of heat flux.•The transfer of heat into a structure is analysed, and the reliance of the Biot…”
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Stress–strain–temperature relationship for concrete by Le, Quang X., Torero, José L., Dao, Vinh T.N.

“…When concrete structures are subjected to load and temperature simultaneously, it is essential to take into account the coupled effects between stress and…”
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Fire performance of charring closed‐cell polymeric insulation materials: Polyisocyanurate and phenolic foam by Hidalgo, Juan P., Torero, José L., Welch, Stephen

“…Summary Results are presented from 2 series of ad hoc experimental programmes using the cone calorimeter to investigate the burning behaviour of charring…”
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Clean Power Generation from the Intractable Natural Coalfield Fires: Turn Harm into Benefit by Shi, Bobo, Su, Hetao, Li, Jinshi, Qi, Haining, Zhou, Fubao, Torero, José L., Chen, Zhongwei

“…The coal fires, a global catastrophe for hundreds of years, have been proved extremely difficult to control, and hit almost every coal-bearing area globally…”
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The Malveira fire test: Full-scale demonstration of fire modes in open-plan compartments by Hidalgo, Juan P., Goode, Tristan, Gupta, Vinny, Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Maclean, Jamie, Bartlett, Alastair I., Maluk, Cristián, Montalvá, José M., Osorio, Andrés F., Torero, José L.

“…This paper characterises the fire dynamics in the Large-Scale Demonstrator Malveira Fire Test, a full-scale fire experiment carried out in an industrial…”
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Flammability trends for a comprehensive array of cladding materials by McLaggan, Martyn S., Hidalgo, Juan P., Carrascal, Jeronimo, Heitzmann, Michael T., Osorio, Andres F., Torero, José L.

“…The flammability of materials is a key component of modern cladding fires. Vertical flame spread is a complex phenomenon which is, amongst others, a function…”
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Ventilation effects on the thermal characteristics of fire spread modes in open-plan compartment fires by Gupta, Vinny, Hidalgo, Juan P., Cowlard, Adam, Abecassis-Empis, Cecilia, Majdalani, Agustin H., Maluk, Cristian, Torero, José L.

“…Our understanding of fire behaviour and heating conditions for load-bearing structural elements was developed from an immense body of research in small…”
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Spatial-temporal analysis of coal fire risk identification and suppression assessment with satellite time series mapping 2013-2020 in Midong coalfield, Xinjiang, China by Deng, Jinchang, Cullen, José L. Torero, Xue, Yong, Zhou, Fubao, Shi, Bobo

“…Spontaneous combustion of underground coal seam leads to significant loss of coal resource while causing serious geological disasters, environmental…”
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Understanding Compartmentation Failure for High-Rise Timber Buildings by Majdalani, Agustín H, Calderón, Ignacio, Jahn, Wolfram, Torero, José L

“…The traditional concept of compartmentation guaranteed by fire resistance is mainly concerned with the problem of destructive internal spread potential…”
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