CFD Modeling of Aerosol Entry in Simplified Smoke Detector Geometries.
CFD Modeling of Aerosol Entry in Simplified Smoke
Detector Geometries.
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Ierardi, J. A.; Barnett, J. R.
Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Seventh (7th)
International Symposium. International Association for
Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). POSTER ABSTRACTS. June
16-21, 2003, Worcester, MA, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety
Science, Boston, MA, Evans, D. D., Editor(s), 1170-1170
pp, 2003.
Keywords:
fire research; computational fluid dynamics; aerosols;
smoke detectors
Abstract:
The interaction between a ceiling jet and smoke detector
is being investigated with computational fluid dynamics
(CFD) modeling in order to better under aerosol entry
phenomena. The CFD modeling is performed in two stages.
The first stage simulates the bulk transport of smoke
from the fire to the detector location. The second stage
uses the ceiling jet conditions from the first stage as
an inlet boundary condition. The geometry of a smoke
detector and the fluid region in its immediate vicinity
are modeled in order to examine the nature of the
aerosol entry for the given inlet condition and
geometry.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899