Experimental study on examining the fire load of a small compartment

Gabriella László,Flóra Hajdu,Rajmund Kuti

doi:10.1556/606.2021.00422

Abstract

Abstract In Hungary a lot of people live in condominiums or in block of flats where fire often occurs despite of precise design and effective fire protection arrangements. This means a hazard for the people living there, for the building constructions and also for the environment. A deeper knowledge of the burning process and examining the negative effects of fire load on building constructions with scientific methods are actual questions nowadays. In order to get to know the phenomena more accurately, fire spread in a bedroom was modeled and numerical simulation was carried out, which is presented in this paper in detail. These experiences may help increasing the fire safety and preventing fires in apartments. The simulations were carried out considering the characteristics of the Hungarian architecture.

Highlights

The topic of this paper is apartment fire which is widely examined by researchers from different aspects
In order to get to know the phenomena more accurately, fire spread in a bedroom was modeled and numerical simulation was carried out, which is presented in this paper in detail
In [17] the fire spread in different rooms and a residential building is examined with numerical simulations and full-scale tests

Summary

INTRODUCTION

The topic of this paper is apartment fire which is widely examined by researchers from different aspects. Fire safety quality of the built-in materials, fire spread, and the consequences of the heat for the constructions is examined most frequently [1,2,3]. Analyzing the damaging effects of the spreading fire, the oxygen level and the produced heat, is an important task. As enclosure fires originated often in residential buildings, a furnished room in an average apartment is modeled in this paper, considering the characteristics of the Hungarian architecture. The initial model is based on preliminary calculations considering the quantity of combustible materials in the room [9]. The model used for simulation, is composed by applying the calculations in order to examine the effects more precisely

ORIGIN OF RESIDENTIAL FIRES

FIRE LOAD CALCULATION OF A SMALL COMPARTMENT

SIMULATION MODEL

RESULTS

CONCLUSION