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Author
Guigay, G. | Eliasson, J. | Gojkovic, D. | Bengtsson, L. G. | Karlsson, B.
Title
Use of CFD Calculations to Evaluate Fire-Fighting Tactics in a Possible Backdraft Situation.
Coporate
Iceland Univ., Reykjavik Øresund Safety Advisers Ltd, Malmo, Sweden Helsingborg Fire Dept., Sweden Iceland Fire Authority, Reykjavik, Iceland
Journal
Fire Technology, Vol. 45, No. 3, 287-311, September 2009
Keywords
backdraft | computational fluid dynamics | fire fighting | fire departments | fire fighters | effectiveness | geometry | scenarios | apartments | ventilation | water sprays | methane | flammability | air flow | equations | dilution
Identifiers
underventilated fires; fire fighting tactics commonly used when arriving at the scene of an underventilated fire; Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS); Positive Pressure Ventilation (PVV); initial conditions for FDS calculations; offensive attack through the front door by BA team; defensive attack with natural ventilaiton; offensive attack using positive pressure ventilation; dilution of unburnt gases by introduction of water spray; incorrect use of PPV; recommended air flow for PPV; concentration and flammability for different mass concentraiton of unburnt gases