DARTFIRE - Diffusion and Radiative Transport Controlled Fire

DARTFIRE
Diffusive and Radiative Transport Controlled Fire

Robert Altenkirch Washington State University
Subrata Bhattacharjee San Diego State University
Sandra Olson NASA Lewis Research Center

DARTFIRE is the name given to a set of experiments that are being conducted by the NASA aboard sounding rockets. The main objective of this project is to obtain a better understanding of the heat transfer mechanisms involved in the flame propagation process under microgravity environments.
Experimental Conditions
DARTFIRE Schematics
Experimental Results
Simulation Results
Experiment, Simulation and Theory Comparison

Last Updated: May 14,1998 by Bill Cobb