P. J. Disimile, R. Prasad and N. Toy
Abstract: Knowledge of the local temperature field associated with a pyrotechnic event has numerous implications, especially in the field of safety and survivability. These implications involve the development of sensors that are capable of detecting pyrotechnic events and that are used in part to eliminate or reduce a fire hazard. However, in order to be able to predict a possible fire scenario from a pyrotechnic event the temperature distributions and the thermal heat transfer are requisites. This experimental study discusses the temperature measurement methodology required to evaluate the transient temperatures associated with a small, mercially available, pyrotechnic device. Furthermore, the temperature distribution close to the surface of two devices, one commercial, the other fabricated, has been obained, and shows that the temperature distribution away from the event is not uniform.
Keywords: temperature distribution, thermocouples, pyrotechnic facility
Ref: JPyro, Issue 23, 2006, pp10-20
(J23_10)
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