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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.2019.33.5.037

Examination on Numerical Simulation Using Reduced-scale Model of Theater Fire: Influences of Fire Curtain and Stage Natural Vent  

Yang, Ji Hyun (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Baek, Seon A (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Lee, Chi Young (Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Pukyong National University)
Kim, Duncan (Korea Testing Laboratory)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.33, no.5, 2019 , pp. 37-47 More about this Journal
Abstract
In the present study, the influences of the fire curtain and natural vent in a theater fire were investigated through the numerical simulation of a reduced-scale model of a theater fire using the Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). Based on a previous experimental study using the reduced-scale model, the 1/14 reduced-scale model and its conditions were constructed according to the law of similarity with a real-scale theater. Through a series of numerical simulations, the smoke movements were visualized, and the temperatures in the stage and auditorium, mass flow rate of the outflow through natural vent, and time at which smoke started moving toward the auditorium were measured and analyzed. The general trends on the effects of the fire curtain and natural vent during the theater fire predicted by the present numerical simulation were similar to the previous experimental results. For quantitative comparison of the present numerical simulation and previous experimental results, the mean percentage errors of temperatures in the stage and auditorium, and the mass flow rate of outflow through the natural vent were calculated. The present numerical simulation results showed good agreement with previous experimental results with reasonable accuracy.
Keywords
Numerical simulation; Reduced-scale model; Theater fire; Fire curtain; Natural vent;
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