ANALYSIS OF THE TURBULENCE-RADIATION INTERACTION IN A METHANE-AIR DIFFUSION FLAME

The phenomenon of turbulence-radiation interaction (TRI) has been demonstrated experimentally, theoretically and numerically to be important in a great number of engineering applications. This paper presents a numerical study on the subject, focusing on a methane-air diffusion flame confined in a rectangular enclosure. An open source, Fortran-based code, Fire Dynamics Simulator, is used for the analysis. Large Eddy Simulation (LES) is adopted to model the turbulence, and to resolve the sub-grid scale terms the dynamic Smagorinsky model is employed. To solve the radiative heat transfer, the finite volume method is used alongside the Weighted-Sum-of-Gray-Gases model. The main objective of the present work is to assess the magnitude of TRI effects for the configuration proposed. For this purpose, the time-averaged wall heat fluxes and volumetric radiative heat source, calculated from the LES results, are compared with those same quantities obtained by independent simulations initialized using mean temperature and species concentration fields. TRI effects are found to be responsible for differences up to 30% between results considering and neglecting turbulent fluctuations. These differences are larger for the radiative heat source and for the radiative heat flux to the walls, smaller for the total heat flux, and almost negligible for the convective heat flux. The influence of the fuel stream Reynolds number on the TRI effects is also evaluated, and a slight decrease on the magnitude of TRI is observed with the increase of that parameter

CASE STUDY OF 3-PLY COMMERCIAL SOUTHERN PINE CLT MECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND DESIGN VALUES

This work elucidates on a case study of industrially manufactured cross-laminated timber (CLT). Two methods are used to calculate specimens section modulus: Sgross and Seffective. The first assumes that specimens behave as a continuous material, whereas the second considers the cross laminations (shear analogy method). Although the shear analogy method is indicated for construction purposes, applications, such as trench shoring, matting, and work platforms, could benefit from a simpler calculation method. There- fore, theobjective of this work was to conduct a case study of Modulus of Rupture (MOR) and Modulus of Elasticity (MOE) of southern pine CLT to compare the previously mentioned calculation methods. Both parametric and nonparametric fifth percentiles and associated Fb values are reported and were substantially higher than those of the constituent lumber. For MOE, empirical testing and calculation based on gross moment of inertia provided lower values as compared with the constituent lumber

Use of Longitudinal Vibration and Visual Characteristics to Predict Mechanical Properties of No. 2 Southern Pine 2 × 8 and 2 × 10 Lumber

The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of single MOE and MOR and combined mechanical properties with visual characteristics to improve the prediction of 2 x 8 and 2 x 10 No. @ southern pine lumber. This study evaluated the following variables: nondestructive tests, knots (knot diameter ratio [KDR] and knot area ratio), density, and mechanical properties (stiffness [MOE] and strength [MOR]). A total of 486 pieces were used, and linear regression models were constructed using stepwise selects to determine the best variables to estimate the MOE and MOR of southern pine lumber. The best single predictor for MOE and MOR was dynamic MOE (dMOE) followed by density. Among the two knot measurement methods used, the KDR best predicted stiffness and strength. For predicting the MOE, the variables dMOE, density, and KDR. The results showed that the addition of knot measurements to the models is able to improve the prediction of mechanical properties