Experimental and Computational Characterization of Strong Vent Flow Enclosure Fires - Dissertation.

摘要

Partial Contents: List of Tables; List of Figures; Chapter 1: Introduction and Scope (Overview of Positive Pressure Ventilation, Overview of Computational Models, Overview of Uncertainty Propagation and the Quadrature Method of Moments, Scope of the Work); Chapter 2: Modeling Fan Driven Flows for Firefighting Tactics ( Overview of Fan Driven Flow Experiments and Modeling, Non-reacting Flow Experiments, Analytical Model of PPV, Computational Simulation of Non-reacting PPV, Validating Structure Flow Models, Conclusions); Chapter 3: Compartment Fire Characterization ( Experimental Methods, Reacting Flow Experiments, Compartment Fire Modeling, Ventilation Modeling, Conclusions); Chapter 4: Application of Enclosure Fire Experiments and Models ( Examination of Compartment Temperature Evolution for Different Ventilation Tactics, Examining the Impact of Wind During Ventilation, Using FDS to Predict Compartment Thermal Environment for Fires Larger than Experiments, Conclusions); Chapter 5: Conclusions and Future Work ( Summary of Main Conclusions, Recommendations for Future Work); Appendix A; Bibliography; Vita.