Comparison Between Observed and Simulated Flame Structures in Poorly Ventilated Compartment Fires.
Comparison Between Observed and Simulated Flame
Structures in Poorly Ventilated Compartment Fires.
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Hu, Z.; Utiskul, Y.; Quintiere, J. G.; Trouve, A.
Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Eighth (8th)
International Symposium. International Association for
Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 18-23, 2005,
Beijing, China, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science,
Boston, MA, Gottuk, D. T.; Lattimer, B. Y., Editor(s),
1193-1204 p., 2005.
Sponsor:
National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD
Keywords:
fire research; fire safety; fire science; compartment
fires; ventilation; combustion; vitiation; flame
structures; simulation; flame extinction; enclosures;
vents; flame behavior
Abstract:
This study is aimed at characterizing the dynamics of
compartment fires under poorly ventilated conditions.
The study considers four cases that correspond to
different values of the fire room global equivalence
ratio and are representative of strikingly different
flame behaviors. The study is based on a detailed
comparison between experimental and computational data.
The numerical simulations are performed with the Fire
Dynamics Simulator (FDS) developed by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, USA. The
comparative tests serve to evaluate the general ability
of FDS to describe the transition from over- to
under-ventilated fire conditions, as well as the
transition from extinction-free conditions to conditions
in which the flame experiences partial or total
quenching.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899