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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2014.28.5.023

A Validation Study of Temperature Field Predicted by Computational Fire Model for Spray Fire in a Multi-Compartment  

Kim, Sugn-Chan (Dept. of Fire Safety, Kyungil University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.28, no.5, 2014 , pp. 23-29 More about this Journal
Abstract
The present study has been conducted to investigate the validity of the computational fire model and the results predicted by BRANZFIRE zone model and FDS field model are compared with a real scale fire test with spray fire in a multi-compartment. The liquid spray fires fueled with toluene and methanol are used as the fire source and the quantitative measurement of heat release rate is performed in an isolated ISO-9705 compartment with a standard door opening. The temperature field predicted by FDS model showed good agreement with the measurement in the fire room and the corridor, and BRANZFIRE model also gave acceptable result in spite of its simplicity and roughness. The mean temperature predicted by FDS model corresponds with measurement within maximum discrepancy range of 25% and the overall mean value of FDS model matched well with experimental data less than 10%. This study can contribute to establish the limitation and application scope of computational fire model and provide reference data for applying to reliable fire risk assessment.
Keywords
Spray fire; Fire model; Validation; Compartment fire; Temperature field;
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