Abstract
There is growing interest in understanding fire spreading in a vertical shaft for very tall buildings in the Far East. Experimental study on smoke movement induced by buoyancy in a model will be reported in this paper. A series of experiments had been performed in a 1/10 scale model of typical vertical shafts in China. Six scenarios were set up by varying the ventilation conditions by opening different side wall and top vents at the shaft. The smoke temperature and concentrations of carbon monoxide in the shaft model were measured. Those are useful to justify the reduction of buoyancy in the vertical shaft. Measured results are compared with numerical simulation with Computational Fluid Dynamics. Relations of buoyancy reduction and the toxic gases concentrations are studied.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2007 Proceedings of the ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference - HT 2007 |
Pages | 573-578 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2007 |
Event | 2007 ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT 2007 - Vancouver, BC, Canada Duration: 8 Jul 2007 → 12 Jul 2007 |
Conference
Conference | 2007 ASME/JSME Thermal Engineering Summer Heat Transfer Conference, HT 2007 |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Vancouver, BC |
Period | 8/07/07 → 12/07/07 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Condensed Matter Physics