Points to note in modeling fire with computational fluid dynamics

L. Qu; Wan Ki Chow

doi:10.1115/HT2012-58539

Points to note in modeling fire with computational fluid dynamics

L. Qu, Wan Ki Chow

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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Abstract

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a popular design tool in many projects for ensuring fire safety through performance-based design. However, there are always challenges on the quality and uncertainties of the CFD simulated results. Two points raised are on the grid size and free boundary conditions. A simple corridor fire with a small design fire is taken as an example to address these two points in this paper. The CFD model Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) version 5 was taken as the simulation tool Two-dimensional and three-dimensional simulations are compared. The geometry is proposed to outside for better description on minimizing opening boundary.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Pages	249-256
Number of pages	8
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2012-58539
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2012
Event	ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012 - Rio Grande, Puerto Rico Duration: 8 Jul 2012 → 12 Jul 2012

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Conference	ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012
Country/Territory	Puerto Rico
City	Rio Grande
Period	8/07/12 → 12/07/12

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
Control and Systems Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics

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Qu, L & Chow, WK 2012, Points to note in modeling fire with computational fluid dynamics. in ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012. vol. 2, pp. 249-256, ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conference Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, 8/07/12. https://doi.org/10.1115/HT2012-58539

Points to note in modeling fire with computational fluid dynamics. / Qu, L.; Chow, Wan Ki.
ASME 2012 Heat Transfer Summer Conf. Collocated with the ASME 2012 Fluids Engineering Div. Summer Meeting and the ASME 2012 10th Int. Conf. on Nanochannels, Microchannels and Minichannels, HT 2012. Vol. 2 2012. p. 249-256.

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