- Author
- Bauwens, C. R. | Chaffee, J. | Dorofeev, S.
- Title
- Experimental and Numerical Study of Methane-Air Deflagrations in a Vented Enclosure.
- Coporate
- FM Global, Norwood, MA
- Book or Conf
- Fire Safety Science. Proceedings. Ninth (9th) International Symposium. International Association for Fire Safety Science (IAFSS). September 21-26, 2008, Intl. Assoc. for Fire Safety Science, Boston, MA, Karlsruhe, Germany, Karlsson, B., Editors, 1043-1054 p., 2008
- Keywords
- fire safety | fire science | deflagration | methane | air | enclosures | explosions | venting | computational fluids dynamics | fire tests | experiments | vents | equations | geometry | flame propagation | pressure
- Identifiers
- Large-Eddy Simulation (LES); OpenFOAM CFD toolbox; sub-grid turbulence; flame wrinkling models; summarize the test data obtained for low reactivity mixtures; identify the main physical factors responsible for the pressure generation; vent size and ignition location; mesh geometry, initial and boundary conditions; physical phenomena observed in the tests; flame propagation and pressure build-up