Copy of 03 HRR Flame Height Burning Duration Calculations

Office o f Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Systems Safety and Analysis Plant Systems Branch Fire Protection Engineering Engineering and Special Projects Section

CHAPTER 3. ESTIMATING BURNING CHARACTERISTICS OF LIQUID POOL FIRE, HEAT RELEASE RATE, BURNING DURATION, AND FLAME HEIGHT Version 1805.0 The following calculations estimate the heat release rate, burning duration, and flame height for liquid pool fire. Parameters in YELLOW CELLS are Entered by the User. Parameters in GREEN CELLS are Automatically Selected from the DROP DOWN MENU for the Fuel Selected.  All subsequent subsequent output values values are calculated calculated by the spreadshee spreadsheett and based on values values specified specified in in the input parameters. This spreadsheet is protected and secure to avoid errors due to a wrong entry in a cell(s). The chapter in the NUREG should be read before an analysis is made.

INPUT PARAMETERS Fuel Spill Volume (V) Fuel Spill Area or Dike Area (Adike)

3 0.0189 m

5.00 gallons 2 9.00 ft

0.836 m

2

2

Mass Burning Rate of Fuel (m") Effective Heat Heat of Combustion of Fuel (DHc,eff )

0.051 kg/m -sec 43500 kJ/kg 760 kg/m3 -1 3.6 m 77.00 °F

Fuel Density (r) Empirical Constant (kb )  Ambient Air Temperature Temperature (Ta)

2 5. 5. 00 00 ° C 2 98 98 .0 .0 0 K

m/sec2

Gravitational Acceleration (g)  Ambient Air Density Density (ra)

9.81 1.18 kg/m

Calculate Note: Air density will automatic automatically ally correct with Ambient Air Temperature (Ta) Input

THERMAL PROPERTIES DATA BURNING RATE DATA FOR LIQUID HYDROCARBON FUELS Mass Burning Rate m" (kg/m (kg/m -se -sec) c)

Heat of Combustion DHc,eff  (kJ/kg)

Density r (  (k kg/m )

Empirical Constant Select Fuel Type kb (m ) JP-4

Methanol

0.017

20,000

796

100

Ethanol Butane Benzene Hexane Heptane Xylene  Acetone Dioxane Diethy Ether  Benzine Gasoline Kerosine Diesel JP-4 JP-5 Transformer Oil, Hydrocarbon 561 Silicon Transformer Fluid Fuel Oil, Heavy Crude Oil Lube Oil User Specified Value

0.015 0.078 0.085 0.074 0.101 0.09 0.041 0.018 0.085 0.048 0.055 0.039 0.045 0.051 0.054 0.039 0.005 0.035 0.0335 0.039 Enter Value

26,800 45,700 40,100 44,700 44,600 40,800 25,800 26,200 34,200 44,700 43,700 43,200 44,400 43,500 43,000 46,000 28,100 39,700 42,600 46,000 Enter Value

794 573 874 650 675 870 791 1035 714 740 740 820 918 760 810 760 960 970 855 760 Enter Value

100 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.1 1.4 1.9 5.4 0.7 3.6 2.1 3.5 2.1 3.6 1.6 0.7 100 1.7 2.8 0.7 Enter Value

Fuel

Reference: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering , Engineering , 3rd Edition, 2002, Page 2002,  Page 3-26.

ESTIMATING POOL FIRE HEAT RELEASE RATE Reference: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering , Engineering , 3rd Edition, 2002, Page 2002,  Page 3-25. -kb D

Q = m"DHc,eff (1 - e W he here

) Adike

Q = pool fire heat release rate (kW ) 2 m" = mass burning rate of fuel per unit surface area (kg/m -sec) DHc,eff = effective heat heat of com bustion of fuel (kJ/kg) 2

 Af = Adike = surface area of pool fire (area involved in vaporization) (m ) -1

kb = empirical constant (m ) D = diameter of pool fire (diameter involved in vaporization, circular pool is assumed) (m) Pool Fire Diameter Calculation pD /4  Adike = 2

 Adike = surface area of pool fire (m )

Where

D = pool fire diamter (m)

D = √(4Adike/p) D=

1.032

m

Heat Release Rate Calculation Q = m"DHc,eff (1-e ) Adike Q=

(Liquids with relatively high flash point, like transformer oil, require localized heating to achieve ignition)

1809.75 kW kW

1715.31 Bt Btu/sec

Answer 

ESTIMATING POOL FIRE BURNING DURATION Reference: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering , Engineering , 2nd Edition, 1995, Page 3-197. 2

tb = 4V / pD n tb = burning du ration of pool fire (sec)

Where

3

V = volume of liquid (m ) D = pool diameter (m) n = regression rate (m/sec) Calculation for Regression Rate n = m"/r n = regression rate (m/sec) Where 2 m" = mass burning rate of fuel (kg/m -sec) 3 r = liquid fuel density (kg/m ) n = 0.000067 m/sec Burning Duration Calculation tb = 4V/pD n tb =

337.33 sec

5.62 minutes

Answer 

Note that a liquid pool fire with a given amount of fuel can burn for long periods of time over small area or for  short periods of time over a large area.

ESTIMATING POOL FIRE FLAME HEIGHT METHOD OF HESKESTAD Reference: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering , Engineering , 2nd Edition, 1995, Page 2-10.

Hf = 0.235 Q Where

2/5

- 1.02 D Hf  = pool fire flame height (m) Q = pool fire heat release rate (kW) D = pool fire diameter (m)

Pool Fire Flame Height Calculation Hf = 0.235 Q - 1.02 D

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Office o f Nuclear Reactor Regulation Division of Systems Safety and Analysis Plant Systems Branch Fire Protection Engineering and Special Projects Section

Hf =

3.67 m

Answer 

12.04 ft

METHOD OF THOMAS nd

Reference: SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering , 2  Edition, 1995, Page 3-204. 0.61

Hf = 42 D (m"/ra √(g D)) Where

Hf  = po ol fire flame height (m) 2

m" = mass burning rate of fuel per unit surface area (kg/m -sec) 3 ra = ambient air density (kg/m ) D = p ool fire diameter (m) 2 g = gravitational acceleration (m/sec ) Pool Fire Flame Height Calculation Hf = 42 D (m"/ra (g D)) . Hf =

3.14 m

Answer 

10.30 ft

Flame Height Calculation - Summary of Results Calculation Method

Flame Height (ft)

METHOD OF HESKESTAD METHOD OF THOMAS

12.04 10.30

ESTIMATING POOL FIRE RESULTS FOR RANDOM SIZE SPILLS USING INPUT PARAMETERS Area (ft2)

Area (m2)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 20 25 50 75 100

0.09 0.19 0.28 0.37 0.46 0.56 0.65 0.74 0.84 0.93 1.02 1.11 1.21 1.30 1.39 1.86 2.32 4.65 6.97 9.29

Diameter (m) 0.34 0.49 0.60 0.69 0.77 0.84 0.91 0.97 1.03 1.09 1.14 1.19 1.24 1.29 1.33 1.54 1.72 2.43 2.98 3.44

Q (kW)

tb (sec)

Hf  (ft) (Heskestad)

Hf  (ft) (Thomas)

201.08 402.17 603.25 804.33 1005.41 1206.50 1407.58 1608.66 1809.75 2010.83 2211.91 2412.99 2614.08 2815.16 3016.24 4021.66 5027.07 10054.14 15081.21 20108.28

3035.96 1517.98 1011.99 758.99 607.19 505.99 433.71 379.50 337.33 303.60 276.00 253.00 233.54 216.85 202.40 151.80 121.44 60.72 40.48 30.36

5.28 6.86 7.99 8.90 9.67 10.35 10.97 11.52 12.04 12.52 12.97 13.39 13.80 14.18 14.55 16.17 17.56 22.62 26.21 29.08

4.80 6.11 7.03 7.77 8.40 8.95 9.44 9.89 10.30 10.69 11.05 11.39 11.71 12.01 12.30 13.60 14.69 18.70 21.53 23.79

Caution! The purpose of this random spill size chart is to aid the user in evaluating the hazard of random sized spills. Please note that the calculation doe not take into account the viscosity or volatility of the liquid, or the absorptivity of the surface. The results generated for small volume spills over large areas should be used with extreme caution. NOTE The above calculations are based on principles developed in the SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, 2nd Edition, 1995. Calculations are based on certain assumptions and have inherent limitations. The results of such calculations may or may not have reasonable predictive capabilities for a given situation, and should only be interpreted by an informed user.  Although each calculation in the spreadsheet has been verified with the results of hand calculation, there is no absolute guarantee of the accuracy of these calculations.  Any questions, comments, concerns, and suggestions, or to report an error(s) in the spreadsheets, please send an email to [email protected] or [email protected].

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Revision Log 1805.0

Description of Revision Original issue with final text.

Date January 2005

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