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Delineating and explaining the limits of self-sustained smouldering combustion by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Self-sustained, forward smouldering combustion is both a major fire hazard that resists engineering control and an applied technology for destroying organic…”
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Determining the conditions that lead to self-sustained smouldering combustion by means of numerical modelling by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Self-sustained smouldering combustion is enabled by a positive energy balance at the reaction zone. In intentional smouldering applications (e.g.,…”
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Processes defining smouldering combustion: Integrated review and synthesis by Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I., Martins, Marcio F., Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L., Brown, Joshua K.

“…Smouldering combustion is an important and complex phenomenon that is central to a wide range of problems (hazards) and solutions (applications). A rich…”
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Understanding pressure changes in smouldering thermal porous media reactors by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Wang, Jiahao, Gerhard, Jason I.

“…•Pressure changes in smouldering were experimentally and numerically quantified.•Air flux and pressure gradient are linked by the system pneumatic…”
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Experimental and numerical investigation of weak, self-sustained conditions in engineered smouldering combustion by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Engineered smouldering applications require self-sustaining conditions where the fuel is consumed without any addition of energy beyond ignition. In practical…”
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Hydrogen mitigation assisted by catalytic conversion under oxygen-limited conditions by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Gardner, Lee, Liang, Zhe

“…Hydrogen (H2) accumulation in confined areas can pose a threat to the structure's integrity in case of an undesired ignition. Therefore, mitigation measures…”
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Application of passive autocatalytic recombiners for hydrogen mitigation: 2D numerical modeling and experimental validation by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Gardner, Lee, Gnanapragasam, Nirmal, Liang, Zhe

“…The widespread production and use of hydrogen (H2) requires safe handling due to its wide range of flammability and low ignition energy. In confined and…”
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Modelling oxygen-limited and self-sustained smoldering propagation: Thermochemical treatment of food waste in an inert porous medium by Song, Zeyang, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L.

“…•Modelling of food-waste smoldering propagation in sand was developed and validated.•Proposed model advanced in determining kinetic-/oxygen-transport-limiting…”
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Understanding the role of water evaporation and condensation in applied smoldering systems by Wang, Jiahao, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Accurately resolving the way energy is stored and transferred is critical to applied smoldering systems in porous media. Water evaporation and condensation are…”
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Multiphase modelling of water evaporation and condensation in an air-heated porous medium by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Wang, Jiahao, Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…•Water evaporation and condensation were experimentally and numerically quantified.•A model with effective thermal properties accurately predicted experimental…”
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Multi-step scheme and thermal effects of coal smouldering under various oxygen-limited conditions by Hou, Fei, Zhong, Xiaoxing, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L.

“…Coal smouldering fires are global disasters and notoriously challenging to characterize. To better understand combustion and chemistry within these coal fires,…”
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The role of local thermal non-equilibrium in modelling smouldering combustion of organic liquids by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…A one-dimensional numerical model of smouldering combustion was developed in order to better understand smouldering and accurately predict forced, upwards,…”
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Quantifying oxygen diffusion during thermal degradation of combustible porous media by Hou, Fei, Zhong, Xiaoxing, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L.

“…•Combustion within porous media is limited by O2 diffusion which is important but overlooked.•A quantitative analytical model coupling O2 diffusion and…”
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Investigation of multi-dimensional transfer effects in applied smouldering systems: A 2D numerical modelling approach by Miry, Seyed Ziaedin, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Applied smouldering systems are gaining popularity for a variety of energy conversion applications. Radial heat loss plays a crucial role in these systems, as…”
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Smoldering ignition of wet combustible materials by Wang, Jiahao, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L., Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Applied smoldering has been demonstrated as an efficient waste-to-energy approach for low heating value/high moisture content combustible waste materials…”
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Fuel mobility dynamics and their influence on applied smouldering systems by Miry, Seyed Ziaedin, Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rashwan, Tarek L., Kinsman, Laura, Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…•A previously developed smouldering model was equipped with multiphase flow equations.•The dynamics of organic liquid fuel mobility were quantified.•A…”
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Numerical study of plastic waste pyrolysis driven by char smoldering by Pan, Ruming, Debenest, Gérald, Zanoni, Marco A.B.

“…Pyrolysis is a promising process for the valorization of plastic waste (PW). However, traditional pyrolysis processes have high energy consumption. On the…”
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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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Thermal and oxidative decomposition of bitumen at the Microscale: Kinetic inverse modelling by Zanoni, Marco A.B., Rein, Guillermo, Yermán, Luis, Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Understanding the thermal decomposition of fuels and estimating their kinetic parameters are essential for simulating chemical reactions in numerical models…”
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Elucidating the characteristic energy balance evolution in applied smouldering systems by Rashwan, Tarek L., Zanoni, Marco A.B., Wang, Jiahao, Torero, José L., Gerhard, Jason I.

“…Applied smouldering systems are emerging to solve a range of environmental challenges, such as remediation, sludge treatment, off-grid sanitation, and resource…”
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