Improvement in Predicting Smoke Movement in Compartmented Structures.
Improvement in Predicting Smoke Movement in
Compartmented Structures.
(1713 K)
Jones, W. W.; Forney, G. P.
Fire Safety Journal, Vol. 21, No. 4, 269-297, 1993.
Sponsor:
Office of Naval Technology, Washington, DC
Keywords:
smoke movement; structures; fire growth; smoke
transport; predictive models; toxic gases; compartments;
zone models; equations; buoyant flow
Abstract:
This paper describes improvements which have been made
in the CFAST model of fire growth and smoke transport
for compartmented structures. In particular, we are
interested in the ability to model the movement of toxic
gases from the room of origin of a fire to a distant
compartment. The newest phenomena in the model are
vertical flow and mechanical ventilation. Finally, we
have improved the radiation transport scheme which
affects energy distribution, and therefore the buoyancy
forces. These are very important in actual situations
relevant to fire growth and smoke propagation, as is
demonstrated.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899