ABSTRACT
The enclosure fire experiments are conducted on methanol fuel, size of 40 cm and 60 cm diameter to investigate the fire behavior. The test facility consists of an enclosure of size 4m×4m×4m and door opening of 2 m height and 0.5 m width in both experimental conditions. The total fire duration is 1500 s. The maximum heat release rate is found 32kW and 77kW in case of Exp.1 and Exp.2 respectively. The rate of burning per unit pool area is found similar in both experimental conditions due to lesser effect of enclosure on burning of methanol fuel. The thermal conditions are measured with thermocouples located at different locations inside the enclosure such as at ceiling, above the pool surface, along the heights of enclosure and door vent. The thermal environment is found to be proportional to heat release rate in both pool conditions. The smoke production rate, extinction coefficient and Yield of CO and CO2 are measured with oxygen consumption calorimeter fixed outside the test room to analysis the gas samplecontinuously.
