Bryant, R.
(2023),
Exhaust Flow Calibration for a Large-Scale Calorimetry System Using Tracer Gas Dilution, Fire and Materials, [online], https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.3183, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=936699
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Exhaust Flow Calibration for a Large-Scale Calorimetry System Using Tracer Gas Dilution
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Exhaust flow measurements are a significant source of uncertainty for measurements of heat release rate in large-scale fire experiments. Irregular flow distributions are often present in the exhaust ducts, making it difficult to measure flow accurately. Tracer gas dilution, a measurement method for volume flow, is not sensitive to flow distribution and has been applied to calibrate flow measurement devices at the exhaust ducts of a large-scale open calorimetry system. The in-line calibration reduced the bias in the exhaust flow measurement by as much as 6 %, improving the overall measurement accuracy of heat release rate. Experimental results provide evidence that the flow calibration is an improvement over the accepted practice of developing a flow correction from the comparison of oxygen consumption calorimetry with the heat output from a gas burner. The flow calibration is valid for a wide range of flow conditions and decouples the oxygen consumption calorimetry measurement from any error in determining heat release rate from the gas burner.Citation
Fire and Materials
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48
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Journals
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Keywords
Tracer Gas Dilution, Flow Calibration, Heat Release Rate, Calorimetry, Flow Mixing, Exhaust Flow
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Created October 17, 2023, Updated March 5, 2024