TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Simulating one of the CIB W14 round robin test cases using the SMARTFIRE fire field model
JO  - Fire safety journal
A1  - Wang, Zhongyan
A1  - Jia, F.
A1  - Galea, E. R.
A1  - Patel, MK
A1  - Ewer, J.
SP  - 661
EP  - 677
VL  - 36
IS  - 7
N2  - Numerical predictions produced by the SMARTFIRE fire field model are compared with experimental data. The predictions consist of gas temperatures at several locations within the compartment over a 60 min period. The test fire, produced by a burning wood crib attained a maximum heat release rate of approximately 11 MW. The fire is intended to represent a non-spreading fire (i.e. single fuel source) in a moderately sized ventilated room. The experimental data formed part of the CIB Round Robin test series. Two simulations are produced, one involving a relatively coarse mesh and the other with a finer mesh. While the SMARTFIRE simulations made use of a simple volumetric heat release rate model, both simulations were found capable of reproducing the overall qualitative results. Both simulations tended to over-predict the measured temperatures. However, the finer mesh simulation was better able to reproduce the qualitative features of the experimental data. The maximum recorded experimental temperature (1214[deg]C after 39 min) was over-predicted in the fine mesh simulation by 12%.<p />
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SN  - 0379-7112
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -