scholarly journals Simulation of Indoor Fire Dynamics of Residential Buildings with Full-Scale Fire Test

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 4897
Author(s):  
Min-Ho Moon ◽  
Hyung-Jun Kim ◽  
Su-Gyeong Min ◽  
Sung-Chan Kim ◽  
Won-Jun Park
Keyword(s):  
Fire Test ◽  
Residential Buildings ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Fire Dynamics ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
Training Content ◽  
Combustion Tests ◽  
Combustible Materials

Along with simulated firefighting training, the development of virtual training systems and associated content has recently drawn attention as an alternative method for advanced firefighting training. In particular, to develop virtual training content, it is important to understand the combustion characteristics of indoor combustible materials and appropriately simulate their behavior. In this study, seven types of building fires were selected. From these types, indoor combustible materials of residential buildings were analyzed, and combustion tests were performed for each of three types of combustible materials. Furthermore, three types of indoor spaces, determined according to the combination of indoor combustible materials they contained, were divided into full-scale compartments, and a full-scale fire test was performed using this setup. Finally, the heat release rate and smoke production release of individual combustible materials and the room test were measured over time, and a fire dynamics simulation (FDS) was performed. As a result, it was confirmed that an effective evaluation of the occurrence and spread of fire indoors in buildings is possible through full-scale fire tests and FDS simulations. It is expected that simulation can be used as firefighting training content in the future by applying indoor combustible data and implementing complex and various fire development conditions.

scholarly journals Integrated IEW-TOPSIS and Fire Dynamics Simulation for Agent-Based Evacuation Modeling in Industrial Safety

Safety ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Wattana Chanthakhot ◽  
Kasin Ransikarbum
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Evacuation ◽  
Industrial Sector ◽  
Industrial Safety ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Entropy Weight ◽  
Fire Dynamics ◽  
Evacuation Simulation ◽  
Evacuation Modeling ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
The Impact

Emergency events in the industrial sector have been increasingly reported during the past decade. However, studies that focus on emergency evacuation to improve industrial safety are still scarce. Existing evacuation-related studies also lack a perspective of fire assembly point’s analysis. In this research, location of assembly points is analyzed using the multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) technique based on the integrated information entropy weight (IEW) and techniques for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) to support the fire evacuation plan. Next, we propose a novel simulation model that integrates fire dynamics simulation coupled with agent-based evacuation simulation to evaluate the impact of smoke and visibility from fire on evacuee behavior. Factors related to agent and building characteristics are examined for fire perception of evacuees, evacuees with physical disabilities, escape door width, fire location, and occupancy density. Then, the proposed model is applied to a case study of a home appliance factory in Chachoengsao, Thailand. Finally, results for the total evacuation time and the number of remaining occupants are statistically examined to suggest proper evacuation planning.

Fire Suppression by Water-Mist Sprays: Experimental and Numerical Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo E. Santangelo ◽  
Paolo Tartarini ◽  
Beatrice Pulvirenti ◽  
Paolo Valdiserri ◽  
Andre´ W. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Analysis ◽  
Fire Suppression ◽  
Test Chamber ◽  
Water Mist ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Test Case ◽  
Fire Dynamics ◽  
Suppression Mechanism ◽  
Thermal Transient ◽  
Combustion Tests

Water-mist systems have become a promising technology in the fire-fighting field over the last twenty years. The present work is aimed at employing the available knowledge on water-mist sprays in an experimental and numerical analysis of the suppression mechanism. Therefore, a water-mist system has been operated within a typical fire case. Most notably, this latter is constituted by a heptane pool fire: experiments have been carried out inside a test chamber, where a set of thermocouples has conveniently been placed to evaluate the thermal transient at different locations of interest. Some free-combustion tests have been run as a benchmark to validate combustion models. Then, a typical water-mist nozzle has been inserted and activated to realize control, suppression and potential extinction of the generated fire. The recognized FDS (Fire Dynamics Simulator) and Fluent® codes have been challenged in reproducing the test case: thermal transient and suppression time have been considered as parameters for validation. Therefore, the water-mist spray has been modeled and the already mentioned results about its characterization have been implemented as initial or boundary conditions. Moreover, the fire scenario has been modeled as well. A good agreement between experimental and numerical results has been obtained, even under some approximations, with specific reference to combustion mechanisms.

scholarly journals The Malveira fire test: Full-scale demonstration of fire modes in open-plan compartments

2019 ◽  
Vol 108 ◽  
pp. 102827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan P. Hidalgo ◽  
Tristan Goode ◽  
Vinny Gupta ◽  
Adam Cowlard ◽  
Cecilia Abecassis-Empis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fire Test ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Open Plan

Numerical simulation of ship propulsion transients and full-scale validation

2003 ◽  
Vol 217 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
U Campora ◽  
M Figari
Keyword(s):  
Full Scale ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Normal Operation ◽  
System Response ◽  
Prime Mover ◽  
Software Environment ◽  
Simulation Code ◽  
Ship Propulsion ◽  
Wide Range

The paper describes a mathematical model for the dynamics simulation of ship propulsion systems. The model, developed in a MATLAB-SIMULINK software environment, is structured in modular form; the various elements of the system are described as individuals blocks (hull, prime mover, gear, waterjet, etc.) and linked together to take their interactions into account. In this way it is possible to characterize the dynamic behaviour of both the single component and the whole propulsion plant. The model may be used to analyse the system response at off-design and transient conditions. In particular, the developed computer simulation code may be considered as a useful tool to facilitate the correct matching of the prime mover (diesel or gas turbine) to the propulsor (waterjet or propeller) in a wide range of operating conditions. The paper shows the application of the methodology to a cruise ferry used to validate the model results through a full-scale test campaign conducted by the authors during normal operation of the ship.

scholarly journals FIRE DYNAMICS IN FAÇADE FIRE TESTS, Measurement, modeling and repeatability

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Anderson ◽  
Lars Boström ◽  
Robert Jansson ◽  
Bojan Milovanović
Keyword(s):  
Test Specimen ◽  
Heat Exposure ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Experimental Setup ◽  
Fire Tests ◽  
Fire Dynamics ◽  
Test Set ◽  
Set Up

Presented is a comparison between full-scale façade tests where SP Fire 105 and BS 8414-1 were used regarding repeatability and the use of modelling to discern changes in the set-ups. Results show that the air movements around the test set-up (the wind) may have a significant impact on the tests and that the heat exposure to the façade surface will among other depend on the thickness of the test specimen. Also demonstrated was that good results could be obtained by modelling of the façade fire tests giving us the opportunity to use these methods to determine the effect of a change in the experimental setup.

Full-Scale Fire Test of an Intercity Train Car

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 1559-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duck Hee Lee ◽  
Won Hee Park ◽  
Jungho Hwang ◽  
George Hadjisophocleous
Keyword(s):  
Fire Test ◽  
Full Scale
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