- Author
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Saber, H. H.
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Kashef, A.
- Title
- CFD Simulations for Fully-Developed Fires in a Room Under Different Ventilation Conditions.
- Coporate
- National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario
- Report
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NRCC-50570,
2008,
10 p.
- Book or Conf
- Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada (CFD 2008), 16th Annual Conference. Proceedings. June 9-11, 2008,
Saskatoon, Sask., Canada,
1-9 p.,
2008
- Keywords
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computational fluid dynamics
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room fires
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ventilation
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experiments
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heat release rate
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mass loss
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temperature
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air flow
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fire duration
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couches
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polyurethane foam
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wood cribs
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fuel load
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simulation
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combustion models
- Identifiers
- Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); Large-Eddy Simulation (LES); effect of window size on the fire characteristics; effect of door size on the fire characteristics; effect of fire load location on the fire characteristics
- Abstract
- Fire experiments were designed for studying the characteristics of fires in rooms under different ventilation conditions. Parameters such as heat release rate, fuel total mass loss, temperature, airflow distribution, and fire duration were used to determine the effect of different ventilation schemes on fire dynamics. The fuel package consisted of a mock-up sofa made of polyurethane foam and two wood cribs placed under it to provide additional fuel load to sustain a fully-developed fire. The Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) Version 5 was used to conduct the numerical simulations.