Fire Whirl Experimental Setup (IMAGE)

Texas A&M University

Fire Whirl Experimental Setup

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The research team engineered a setup of three 16-foot-tall walls placed in a triangular pattern, to twist airflow around an ignited crude-oil-coated pool of water. The result: a nearly 17-foot-tall fire tornado that burned oil spills faster and cleaner than fire pools.

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Dr. Elaine Oran/Texas A&M University College of Engineering

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