Modeling fire growth over wall linings in a compartment requires experimental data and a model of the fire source. Limited information is available for flames against a wall or in a corner. Steady- state experiments were conducted to characterize the corner ignition source used in the proposed ASTM room fire standard at two heat release rate levels, 40 kW and 160 kW, with natural gas and a mixture of natural gas and toluene as the fuel. Flame height, heat flux to wall, temperature, velocity, mass and enthalpy flux, and flame structure were measured primarily in the flaming region. Correlation calculations included flame height as a function of heat release rate, and temperature, velocity, and mass flux for corner flames as a function of heat release rate and height.
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