Figures (15)  Tables (3)
    • Figure 1. 

      Experimental apparatus.

    • Figure 2. 

      Experimental device for PMMA.

    • Figure 3. 

      Schematic diagram of the front side of a single piece of PMMA burning with different widths.

    • Figure 4. 

      Schematic diagram of the burning front side of two pieces of PMMA with different widths.

    • Figure 5. 

      Schematic diagram of the burning front side of three PMMA plates with different widths.

    • Figure 6. 

      Concentration boundary layer (a) continuous, and (b) discontinuous.

    • Figure 7. 

      Schematic diagram of flame height at the steady stage.

    • Figure 8. 

      The relationship between average flame height and width.

    • Figure 9. 

      The relationship between dimensionless flame height and sample width.

    • Figure 10. 

      C-10 Mass loss rate processing diagram.

    • Figure 11. 

      The relationship between mass loss rate and width.

    • Figure 12. 

      Schematic diagram of solid area parameters.

    • Figure 13. 

      Comparison of predicted mass loss rate data with experimental data.

    • Figure 14. 

      The relationship between heat release rate and width.

    • Figure 15. 

      Physical model of width-influenced flame spread[24].

    • Width (cm) 5 6 7 8 9 10
      Single piece of PMMA A-5 A-6 A-7 A-8 A-9 A-10
      Two pieces of PMMA B-5 B-6 B-7 B-8 B-9 B-10
      Three pieces of PMMA C-5 C-6 C-7 C-8 C-9 C-10

      Table 1. 

      Table of conditions for discrete solids of different widths.

    • Conditions Height
      5 6 7 8 9 10
      A 0.076 0.082 0.085 0.087 0.091 0.093
      B 0.155 0.160 0.169 0.170 0.179 0.184
      C 0.243 0.253 0.260 0.263 0.276 0.286

      Table 2. 

      Rate of material mass loss (g/s).

    • Parameters Characteristic Numerical value
      $ B $ Atomic weight of an element 1.32
      $ {c}_{p} $ Specific heat capacity 1.207 kJ/(kg-K)
      $ {k}_{w} $ Heat conductivity 0.091 W/(m-K)
      $ Pr $ Prandtl (math.) 0.073
      $ {T}_{f} $ Flame temperature 1,400 K
      $ {T}_{p} $ Pyrolysis temperature 623 K
      $ \alpha $ Thermal diffusivity 168 × 10 m−62 /s
      $ v $ Kinematic viscosity 121 × 10 m−62 /s

      Table 3. 

      Physical parameters of PMMA in Eqn (2)[8].