Influence of open and closed windows on the vertical spread characteristics of fire

Autor: Kai Wang, Wei Zhao, Yuan Yuan, Yudie Jianyao, Yanan Song, Peifeng Hu, Jingwei Huang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Emergency Management Science and Technology, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2832-448X
DOI: 10.48130/EMST-2022-0001
Popis: In order to systematically explain the spreading mechanism of vertical fire, Pyrosim software with fire dynamic modules is used to simulate the fire spreading characteristics in a five-storey residential apartment building. The vertical spread characteristics of fire, high-temperature smoke, and leap-frog behavior are analyzed by evaluating the distribution of pressure, temperature, and gas flow velocity in the studied numerical fire field. In addition, considering the possible cases of high-rise building fire in reality, the fire spreading characteristics of three different opening sequences of glass windows are given: (i) only the windows on the first floor are open; (ii) the windows are randomly opened by the high temperature of the glass; (iii) all glass windows from the first to the fifth floors are open. The simulation results show that an appropriate increase of turbulent flow in the low-level area can greatly reduce the fire temperature in the high-level area, which can provide a certain reference for the safety and design of building fire protection in the future.
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