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León Ruiz, DavidCorresponding AuthorLeon DCorresponding AuthorCastells B.AuthorAmez IAuthorCasín J.AuthorGarcía-Torrent JAuthor

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June 12, 2023
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Experimental Quantification of Fire Damage Inside Pyrotechnic Stores

Publicated to: Applied Sciences-Basel. 13 (10): 6181- - 2023-05-18 13(10), DOI: doi.org/10.3390/app13106181

Authors:

Leon, D; Castells, B; Amez, I; Casin, J; Garcia-Torrent, J
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Affiliations

Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Dept Energy & Fuels, Rios Rosas 21, Madrid 28003, Spain - Author
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Author
UPM Tech Univ Madrid, Lab Oficial Madariaga, TECMINERGY, C-Er Kandel, 1 Tecnogetafe, Parque Cientif & Te, Getafe 28906, Spain - Author
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Abstract

A fire inside a pyrotechnic store can lead to simultaneous initiation of the stored articles, regardless of their risk category, producing a shockwave caused by the released gas pressure. In fact, several accidents have occurred throughout history in pyrotechnic stores. This indicates the high risk posed by pyrotechnics due to their flammability. Due to the lack of global or European legislation on guidelines for the design of pyrotechnic stores and associated risk assessment, the present research aims to analyze the consequences of a fire inside pyrotechnic stores and to establish globally possible effective prevention and protection measures in order to reduce explosion risk and avoid future accidents. The observed consequences and the reflected pressure (pressure measured when the wave is incident perpendicularly on the transducer) measured during fire tests inside a pyrotechnic store indicated the need to minimize the potential occurrence of fires. The limitation of the maximum permissible load, considering the volume of the store (kg/m3), reduces consequence severity in the event of an accident. However, the maximum permissible levels should be so low as to make their use for retail sales of pyrotechnic products unviable. The solution is the use of automatic fire detection and extinguishing systems with a high cooling capacity in order to prevent the spread to nearby packaging by rapid detection.
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Keywords

injuriespreventionpyrotechnic storesExplosionExplosivesPreventionPyrotechnic stores

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2023, it was in position 44/181, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2026-04-09:

  • WoS: 3
  • Scopus: 3
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Impact and social visibility

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/87507/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 100
  • Downloads: 138
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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (León Súarez, Danny Víctor) and Last Author (GARCIA TORRENT, JAVIER).

the authors responsible for correspondence tasks have been LEÓN RUIZ, DAVID and León Súarez, Danny Víctor.

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