A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire
Wildland fires are frequent events worldwide, particularly in the European-Mediterranean region, USA, and Australia. These fires have been more frequent and intense in recent years due to climate changes and may cause significant damage, especially when reaching the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) ar...
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| description | Wildland fires are frequent events worldwide, particularly in the European-Mediterranean region, USA, and Australia. These fires have been more frequent and intense in recent years due to climate changes and may cause significant damage, especially when reaching the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas. The presence of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders may cause severe events in WUI areas, as occurred in Portugal during the large wildfires of 2017, which could have been avoided if the cylinders were protected. Devices for protecting the parts of houses under WUI fire were previously presented, but a protective device for cylinders was not. In this work, a protective device for LPG cylinders made with a thin fabric with an aluminum coating on the external face was tested in laboratory and field conditions. The cylinder and the fabric were equipped with thermocouples and heat flux sensors attached to their surfaces. The tests showed that the device gave effective protection to the cylinder, decreasing the radiative heat flux that reaches it and keeping it in a safe condition when exposed to a fire; consequently preventing extreme behavior such as an explosion. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-129742e9d46b4397b6bcd52f721c9f352023-11-23T16:35:35ZengMDPI AGFire2571-62552022-04-01536310.3390/fire5030063A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface FireThiago Fernandes Barbosa0Luís Reis1Jorge Raposo2Domingos Xavier Viegas3Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra, ADAI, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, ADAI, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, ADAI, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, PortugalDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, ADAI, Rua Luís Reis Santos, Pólo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, PortugalWildland fires are frequent events worldwide, particularly in the European-Mediterranean region, USA, and Australia. These fires have been more frequent and intense in recent years due to climate changes and may cause significant damage, especially when reaching the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) areas. The presence of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders may cause severe events in WUI areas, as occurred in Portugal during the large wildfires of 2017, which could have been avoided if the cylinders were protected. Devices for protecting the parts of houses under WUI fire were previously presented, but a protective device for cylinders was not. In this work, a protective device for LPG cylinders made with a thin fabric with an aluminum coating on the external face was tested in laboratory and field conditions. The cylinder and the fabric were equipped with thermocouples and heat flux sensors attached to their surfaces. The tests showed that the device gave effective protection to the cylinder, decreasing the radiative heat flux that reaches it and keeping it in a safe condition when exposed to a fire; consequently preventing extreme behavior such as an explosion.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/5/3/63LPG cylindersprotectionwildland-urban interface firessafetyforest fire |
| spellingShingle | Thiago Fernandes Barbosa Luís Reis Jorge Raposo Domingos Xavier Viegas A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Fire LPG cylinders protection wildland-urban interface fires safety forest fire |
| title | A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire |
| title_full | A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire |
| title_fullStr | A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire |
| title_short | A Protection for LPG Domestic Cylinders at Wildland-Urban Interface Fire |
| title_sort | protection for lpg domestic cylinders at wildland urban interface fire |
| topic | LPG cylinders protection wildland-urban interface fires safety forest fire |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/5/3/63 |
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