@article{ref1,
title="Towards characterizing full-scale furniture fires in a two-storey house: gaseous species concentrations during a ventilation-limited fire",
journal="Fire safety journal",
year="2023",
author="Forrest, Bronwyn and DiPaola, Alexander and Ibrahimli, Vusal and Lakhani, Ayaan and Weckman, Elizabeth",
volume="141",
number="",
pages="e103963-e103963",
abstract="This work examines the time evolution and spatial distribution of five combustion gases during a large-scale ventilation-limited furniture fire experiment. Past research has largely focused on measurement of major gases collected in an exhaust hood or at limited locations during gas or liquid fuel fires in a single room or single-storey layout. As such, there is a dearth of temporally resolved gas species data, measured in-situ at various locations in a two-storey structure. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive set of gas concentration data collected throughout a two-storey, multi-compartment, completely sealed structure during a furniture fire. Higher concentrations of CO, NOx, HCN and VOCs were measured in areas close to the fire and in the smoke layer, while a uniform distribution of gases was recorded further away from the fire, namely on the upper floor. The results are critical to our understanding of gaseous species evolution during ventilation-limited fires and provides additional insights for tenability and other fire safety measures within a residential context.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-7112",
doi="10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103963",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2023.103963"
}