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http://dx.doi.org/10.7731/KIFSE.7c07b15d

Characteristics of Heat Release Rate Predictions of Fire by a Fire Dynamics Simulator for Solid Combustible Materials  

Nam, Dong-Gun (R & D Laboratory, Korea Fire Institute)
Hong, Ter-Ki (Dept. of Mechanical System & Automotive Engineering Graduate School of Chosun University)
Ryu, Myung-Ho (Dept. of Mechanical System & Automotive Engineering Graduate School of Chosun University)
Park, Seul-Hyun (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University)
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Fire Science and Engineering / v.34, no.4, 2020 , pp. 22-28 More about this Journal
Abstract
The heat release rate (HRR) of fire for solid combustibles, consisting of multi-materials, was measured using the ISO 9705 room corner test, and a computational analysis was conducted to simulate the fire using an HRR prediction model that was provided by a fire dynamics simulator (FDS). As the solid combustible consisted of multi-materials, a cinema chair composed primarily of PU foam, PP, and steel was employed. The method for predicting the HRR provided by the FDS can be categorized into a simple model and a pyrolysis model. Because each model was applied and computational analysis was conducted under the same conditions, the HRR and fire growth rate predicted by the pyrolysis model had good agreement with the results obtained using the ISO 9705 room corner test.
Keywords
Fire safety; Fire protection; Disaster prevention; Fire suppression; Fire science;
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