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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2016.30.1.012

Simulation of Under-Ventilated Fires  

Park, Woe-Chul (Dept. of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukyong National University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.30, no.1, 2016 , pp. 12-16 More about this Journal
Abstract
Propane fires of 1000 to 3000 kW in the ISO 9705 fire room were simulated using FDS to study the problem of decreasing temperature with increasing fire size. A criterion is proposed for under-ventilated fires. The computed temperature at 2000 kW and above was lower than that at 1500 kW. The heat release rate was limited by a lack of oxygen in the simulation. It was found that the heat release rate can therefore be a criterion for under-ventilated fires in simulations. Fires of 1700 kW and above in the ISO 9705 fire room are predicted to be under-ventilated.
Keywords
Fire simulation; Fire size; Under-ventilated fire; Heat release rate; Temperature;
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