Rory Hadden
- From: Aberdeen, Scotland
- Qualifications: MEng, Chemical Engineering, University of Edinburgh 2007
- Supervisors: Dr Guillermo Rein & Prof Jose Torero
- Postgraduate study: Started 2007
PhD Project:
Smouldering and Self-sustaining Reactions in Solids: an Experimental Approach
Smouldering combustion governs the burning of many materials in the built and natural environments. Smouldering is flameless, heterogeneous combustion which occurs when oxygen reacts with the surface of a solid fuel. Understanding the conditions which will result in the ignition and smouldering of a porous fuel is important and the phenomena involved are complex and coupled, involving heat and mass transfer, and chemical kinetics. This thesis reports experimental studies of the ignition, spread, suppression and emissions from reactions in porous media. Similar experimental techniques are shown in this thesis to be applicable when studying a wide range of solids which undergo self-sustaining reactions. This thesis is presented in a manuscript style. Each chapter takes the form of an independent paper which has been prepared for journal publication and as such, each chapter can stand on its own as a piece of research.
Thesis available here.
Project funded by EPSRC and International Fire Investigators & Consultants (IFIC)
My CV is available here.
Journal Papers
- Belcher, C. M., Yearsley, J., Hadden, R. M., McElwain, J., Rein, G., Baseline intrinsic flammability of Earth’s ecosystems estimated from paleoatmospheric oxygen over the past 350 million years, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sceinces, (in press)
- Hadden, R. M., Rein, G., Small-scale experiments of self-sustaining decomposition of NPK fertilizer and application to events aboard the Ostedijk in 2007, Journal of Hazardous Materials, (in press)
- Hadden, R. M., Scott, S., Lautenberger, C., Fernandez-Pello, A. C., Ignition of Combustible Fuel Beds by Hot Particles: an Experimental and Theoretical Study, Fire Technology, (in press)
- Hadden, R. M., Alkatib, A., Rein, G., Torero, J. L. 2010. Radiant Ignition of Polyurethane Foam: the Effect of Sample Size, Fire Technology (submitted)
Book Chapters
- Hadden, R. M. and Rein, G., Burning and Suppression of Smouldering Coal Fires, in: Coal and Peat Fires A Global Perspective, Volume 1, Chapter 18, Editors: Stracher, G. B., Sokol, E. V., and Prakash, A., Elsevier, 2010
Conference Papers
- Hadden, R. M., Rein, G., Ignition, suppression and CO/CO2 emissions of subsurface coal fires at laboratory scale, Second International Conference on Coal Fire Research, Berlin, May 2010
- Hadden, R. M., Alkatib, A., Rein, G., Torero, J. L., Radiant Ignition of Smouldering Combustion in Polyurethane Foam: The Effect of Sample Size, Proceedings of the 6th International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Leeds, Apr. 2010.
- Hadden, R. M., Rein, G., Ignition and Suppression of Smouldering Coal Fires in Small-scale Experiments, Fall meeting of the Western States Section of The Combustion Institute, Oct. 2009, Irvine.
- Hadden, R. M., Rein, G., Small scale extinguishing experiments of coal subsurface fires, 6th Mediterranean Combustion Symposium, Ajaccio, Jun. 2009
- Hadden, R. M., Jervis, F. and Rein, G., Investigation of the Fertilizer Fire aboard the Ostedijk, International Association of Fire Safety Science 9, Karlsruhe, Sept. 2008, doi:10.3801/IAFSS.FSS.9-1091 (available here)
Posters
- Hadden, R. M., Rein, G., Ignition, suppression and CO/CO2 emissions of subsurface coal fires at laboratory scale, Geophysical Research Abstracts 12, European Geoscience Union, Annual Meeting, Vienna, May 2010
- Belcher, C. M., Hadden, R. M., McElwain, J. C., Rein, G., Fuelling the palaeoatmospheric oxygen debate: how much atmospheric oxygen is required for ignition and propagation of smouldering fires?, Geophysical Research Abstracts 12, European Geoscience Union, Annual Meeting, Vienna, May 2010
- Rein, G., Hadden, R. M., Smouldering Subsurface Fires in the Earth System, Geophysical Research Abstracts 12, European Geoscience Union, Annual Meeting, Vienna, May 2010
- Hadden, R. M., Rein, G., Fire Fighting Coal Mine Fires: Characterization and extinguishing methods using small-scale Experiments, Poster, 9th Symposium of the International Association of Fire Safety Science, Karlsruhe, Sept 2008
Posters
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Previous Projects
- Masters Thesis: An Investigation of Microchannel flow related to the design of MEMS devices
