Most of the expressions describing fire plumes reported in the literature are known to be based on experiments. Due to different experimental methods, the geometry of the fire sources, fuel types and surrounding condi...Most of the expressions describing fire plumes reported in the literature are known to be based on experiments. Due to different experimental methods, the geometry of the fire sources, fuel types and surrounding conditions, it is difficult to derive a comprehensive picture of a plume with its temperature and velocity fields on the basis of existing theoretical work. Computational Fluid Dynamics （CFD）, which is regarded as a practical engineering tool in fire engineering by the experts, is sure to be able to give more details of the plume behavior under various situations. Aerodynamics for thermally-induced plumes will be studied numerically with CFD. Four typical axisymmetric plume equations will be assessed in this paper, and investigations will be useful for fire engineers in designing smoke management systems in an affordable fashion. This is a critical point in implementing engineering performance-based fire code.展开更多
Fire Dynamics Simulator v3.0 was used to investigate and management in a realistic indoor sports center. An atrium fire test case assess fire smoke transport and ustrated the code＇s superiority over code-type empiri...Fire Dynamics Simulator v3.0 was used to investigate and management in a realistic indoor sports center. An atrium fire test case assess fire smoke transport and ustrated the code＇s superiority over code-type empirical models for both accuracy and capability. Four fire scenarios in the Tsinghua University Sports Center were then simulated. The smoke layer＇s descent speed was predicted for each case. The importance of the door effect was revealed and an additional mechanical ventilation system for the building was proved to be of no help. The door effect must be carefully considered in future fire safety designs.展开更多
Balcony spill plume is one of the main plume forms in an atrium fire, its thermal behavior which is important to the designers for the smoke control system design is still not well understood now. The fire-induced aer...Balcony spill plume is one of the main plume forms in an atrium fire, its thermal behavior which is important to the designers for the smoke control system design is still not well understood now. The fire-induced aerodynamics of balcony spill plume would be studied by the numerical method in this paper. Some uncertainties relating to the available calculation methods for the smoke production rate would be reexamined. Numerical results indicated that using an entrainment coefficient 0.11 would be better than 0.16 in describing the entrainment behavior, end effect should not be ignored for the plume being not two-dimensional （2-D）. Suitable empirical spill plume equations would be recommended for the smoke management system design.展开更多
文摘Most of the expressions describing fire plumes reported in the literature are known to be based on experiments. Due to different experimental methods, the geometry of the fire sources, fuel types and surrounding conditions, it is difficult to derive a comprehensive picture of a plume with its temperature and velocity fields on the basis of existing theoretical work. Computational Fluid Dynamics （CFD）, which is regarded as a practical engineering tool in fire engineering by the experts, is sure to be able to give more details of the plume behavior under various situations. Aerodynamics for thermally-induced plumes will be studied numerically with CFD. Four typical axisymmetric plume equations will be assessed in this paper, and investigations will be useful for fire engineers in designing smoke management systems in an affordable fashion. This is a critical point in implementing engineering performance-based fire code.
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development (973) Program of China (No. 2001CB409600)
文摘Fire Dynamics Simulator v3.0 was used to investigate and management in a realistic indoor sports center. An atrium fire test case assess fire smoke transport and ustrated the code＇s superiority over code-type empirical models for both accuracy and capability. Four fire scenarios in the Tsinghua University Sports Center were then simulated. The smoke layer＇s descent speed was predicted for each case. The importance of the door effect was revealed and an additional mechanical ventilation system for the building was proved to be of no help. The door effect must be carefully considered in future fire safety designs.
基金the research grant of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Personnel with account number 38004016200701Natural Science Foundation of Beijing with account number 8082004
文摘Balcony spill plume is one of the main plume forms in an atrium fire, its thermal behavior which is important to the designers for the smoke control system design is still not well understood now. The fire-induced aerodynamics of balcony spill plume would be studied by the numerical method in this paper. Some uncertainties relating to the available calculation methods for the smoke production rate would be reexamined. Numerical results indicated that using an entrainment coefficient 0.11 would be better than 0.16 in describing the entrainment behavior, end effect should not be ignored for the plume being not two-dimensional （2-D）. Suitable empirical spill plume equations would be recommended for the smoke management system design.
