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Methods for Prediction of Steel Temperature Curve in the Whole Process of a Localized Fire in Large Spaces

Zhang Guowei, Zhu Guoqing, Yuan Guanglin and Huang Lili

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2014, vol. 2014, 1-12

Abstract:

Based on a full-scale bookcase fire experiment, a fire development model is proposed for the whole process of localized fires in large-space buildings. We found that for localized fires in large-space buildings full of wooden combustible materials the fire growing phases can be simplified into a fire with a 0.0346 kW/s 2 fire growth coefficient. FDS technology is applied to study the smoke temperature curve for a 2 MW to 25 MW fire occurring within a large space with a height of 6 m to 12 m and a building area of 1 500 m 2 to 10 000 m 2 based on the proposed fire development model. Through the analysis of smoke temperature in various fire scenarios, a new approach is proposed to predict the smoke temperature curve. Meanwhile, a modified model of steel temperature development in localized fire is built. In the modified model, the localized fire source is treated as a point fire source to evaluate the flame net heat flux to steel. The steel temperature curve in the whole process of a localized fire could be accurately predicted by the above findings. These conclusions obtained in this paper could provide valuable reference to fire simulation, hazard assessment, and fire protection design.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1155/2014/238515

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