Impact of Water Mist on Heat Transfer and Chemical Species from a Liquid Pool Fire

Authors

  • Hui-Ying Wang Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France. Author
  • Sébastien Rivero Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France Author
  • Marianne Houndekon Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France Author
  • Vincent Robin Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France Author
  • Zakaria Bouali Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France Author
  • Hernando Maldonado Colman Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47363/JEAST/2026(8)356

Keywords:

Large Eddy Smulation, Fire Dynamics Simulator

Abstract

The present work provides an experimental and numerical study on suppression phenomena of a buoyant, turbulent heptane medium-scale pool fire via water mist. Detailed gas temperature is presented with and without the addition of a finely divided water mist (50μm). It is found that such mist has a combustion-supporting effect due to upward buoyancy-induced flow opposed to mist injection. The customarily described well defined structure of the flame does not exist any longer by application of water mist. This study evaluated the performance of two widely used fire simulation codes, such as Fire Dynamics Simulator and FireFOAM for predicting pool fire suppression via water mist thanks to the Large Eddy Simulation (LES) technique. The eddy dissipation concept (EDC) is applied to simulations of pool fire suppression, which considers one or three-step chemical reaction. Both simulation codes reasonably predicted the gas temperature trend, and FDS predicts lower temperature stratification in the thermal plume than FireFOAM after activating water mist.

Author Biographies

  • Hui-Ying Wang, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France.

    Hui-Ying Wang, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France.

  • Sébastien Rivero, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

    Sébastien Rivero, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

  • Marianne Houndekon, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

    Marianne Houndekon, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

  • Vincent Robin, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
    Vincent Robin, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France
  • Zakaria Bouali, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

    Zakaria Bouali, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

  • Hernando Maldonado Colman, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

    Hernando Maldonado Colman, Pprime Institute (CNRS-UPR 3346, ENSMA, University of Poitiers) Fluid-Thermal-Combustion Department ENSMA – BP 40109 Téléport 2, 1 av. Clément Ader 86961 Futuroscope Chasseneuil Cedex, France

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Published

2026-06-11

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 6 (2026): Volume 8 Issue 6

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Articles