TY - JOUR A1 - Voigt, Sascha A1 - Sträubig, Felix A1 - Kwade, A. A1 - Zehfuß, J. A1 - Knaust, Christian T1 - An empirical model for lithium-ion battery fires for CFD applications N2 - Lithium-ion batteries are a key technology to achieve the goals of limiting climate change due to the important role as traction technology for Electric Vehicles and in stationary energy storage systems. Over(dis) charge, mechanical damage due to accidents or thermal abuse such as fires can initiate an accelerated self-heating process of the batteries, called thermal runaway. A thermal runaway can propagate from cell to cell within a larger assembly of cells such as modules or battery packs and can cause rapid heat and toxic gas emissions. The resulting battery fire can spread to adjacent facilities, e.g. other cars in underground car parks or to a whole building in case of a large stationary energy storage. For proof of fire protection requirements or to design suitable fire protection systems, Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) simulations are getting more and more important. The aim of CFD fire simulations is to predict the global hazards of a fire to its surroundings, that is mainly characterized by the release of heat and smoke and its spread in the fire environment. There are many numerical investigations of lithium-ion batteries in the literature. One class of models is used to simulate the charge and discharge process of lithium-ion batteries and to predict the temperature or voltage evolution inside the battery. On the other hand, there are models describing batteries under abuse conditions to predict the consequences of a thermal runaway event to the local environment, like the temperatures inside a battery or at the battery surface. Henriksen et al. use a generic battery gas mixture to simulate an explosion of vented gases from a Lithium Iron Phosphate battery and compare experimental results for the explosion pressure and the position of the flame front to the outcomes of a simulation with Xifoam. Larsson et al. used a combination of CFD simulations with FDS and thermal model with COMSOL to predict the temperature development of neighboring cells in a thermal runaway propagation. Truchot et al. use a design Heat Release Rate (HRR) curve for a battery based on experimental measurements to build up an overall HRR curve for a truck loaded with 100 lithium-ion batteries. This summed up HRR and corresponding smoke production curve is then used as an input for a simulation of a truck fire in a tunnel with Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS). The pre-definition of the HRR curve is a frequently used method in fire engineering. It has the disadvantage, that the heat release cannot be influenced by physical processes, such as changed ventilation conditions or extinguishing measures. In this paper, a model is presented that determines the release of heat and gases based on the thermal runaway mechanisms of the battery, which can be used in CFD fire simulations with focus on prediction of fire hazards to nearby environment. KW - Lithium-ion battery KW - Battery fires KW - Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) KW - Empirical model PY - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103725 SN - 0379-7112 VL - 135 IS - 135 SP - 1 EP - 12 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-57347 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kaudelka, Sven A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Krause, U. T1 - Ansätze zur numerischen Berechnung von Brandeinwirkungen auf Bauteile N2 - Bei der Erstellung von brandschutztechnischen Nachweisen für Industriebauten werden häufig Ingenieurmethoden des Brandschutzes genutzt. Dazu zählen die Modellierung und Berechnung von Brandszenarien mittels numerischer Strömungsmechanik (computational fluid dynamics, CFD). In dieser Arbeit wurde ein auf numerischer Strömungs- und Strukturmechanik basierendes Verfahren zur brandschutztechnischen Bemessung von Bauteilen am Beispiel einer Industriehalle angewendet. Instationäre Temperaturverläufe aus der Heißgasschicht dienten dabei als Eingangswerte für die Bauteilberechnung. Aus den Ergebnissen wurde die äquivalente Branddauer berechnet, mit der die rechnerisch erforderlichen Feuerwiderstandsdauern der Bauteile bestimmt werden konnte. KW - Äquivalente Branddauer KW - Brandschutz im Industriebau KW - Feuerwiderstandsdauer KW - Numerische Strömungsmechanik KW - Numerische Strukturmechanik PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201500174 SN - 1522-2640 SN - 0009-286X VL - 88 IS - 8 SP - 1157 EP - 1168 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim AN - OPUS4-38179 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lerena, P. A1 - Auerkari, Pertti A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Vela-Wallenschus, Iris A1 - Krause, U. T1 - Approaches towards a generic methodology for storage of hazardous energy carriers and waste products N2 - Energy carriers – either conventional or 'new' ones – have to be provided in large amounts to meet the requirements of permanent availability and reliable supply of electricity. Depending on their state of aggregation, energy carriers are either stored in large masses (if solid or liquid) or at elevated pressures (if gaseous). Both impose the hazard of large-scale fire, in the latter case additionally the danger of explosion or unintended release. Very similar hazards occur for wastes. Solid wastes are present in large masses and only a small part is recycled. Most of the solid wastes are used in energy conversion. The main gaseous waste is CO2. During capturing also the hazard of unintended release exists. In this article, existing approaches for safe storage and fire prevention are discussed and a generic methodology is outlined. This methodology consists of the following steps: • gaining knowledge about the behaviour of the material stored (reactivity, thermal stability, etc.), • assessing the environmental conditions for the storage site (neighbourhood, safety distances, etc.), • assessment of prospective consequences of an incident and • development of individual loss prevention conceptions. All steps require both experimental testing and theoretical considerations about accident scenarios as integral parts of the methodology. KW - Storage KW - Hazardous materials KW - Energy carriers PY - 2013 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2012.729524 SN - 1366-9877 SN - 1466-4461 N1 - Geburtsname von Vela-Wallenschus, Iris: Vela, I. - Birth name of Vela-Wallenschus, Iris: Vela, I. VL - 16 IS - 3-4 SP - 433 EP - 445 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London [u.a.] AN - OPUS4-26882 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Löhnert, Andrea A1 - Monreal, Nils A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja A1 - Krause, U. T1 - CFD modeling approach of smoke toxicity and opacity for flaming and non-flaming combustion processes N2 - Current engineer’s methods of fire safety design include various approaches to calculate the fire Propagation and smoke spread in buildings by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Because of the increased computational capacity, CFD is commonly used for prediction of time-dependent safety parameters such as critical temperature, smoke layer height, rescue times, distributions of chemical products, and smoke toxicity and visibility. The analysis of smoke components with CFD is particularly complex, because the composition of the fire gases and also the smoke quantities depends on material properties and also on ambient and burning conditions. Oxygen concentrations and the temperature distribution in the compartment affect smoke production and smoke gas toxicity qualitatively and quantitatively. For safety designs, it can be necessary to take these influences into account. Current smoke models in CFD often use a constant smoke yield that does not vary with different fire conditions. If smoke gas toxicity is considered, a simple approach with the focus on carbon monoxide is often used. On the basis of a large set of experimental data, a numerical smoke model has been developed. The developed numerical smoke model includes optical properties, production, and toxic potential of smoke under different conditions. For the setup of the numerical model, experimental data were used for calculation of chemical components and evaluation of smoke toxicity under different combustion conditions. Therefore, averaged reaction equations were developed from experimental measurements and implemented in ANSYS CFX 14.0. KW - Fire modeling KW - Fire safety KW - Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) KW - Smoke toxicity PY - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.2340 SN - 1099-1018 VL - 40 IS - 6 SP - 759 EP - 772 PB - Wiley CY - West Sussex, UK AN - OPUS4-37514 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Voigt, Sascha A1 - Sträubig, Felix A1 - Palis, Stephan A1 - Kwade, A. A1 - Knaust, Christian T1 - CFD-analysis of Sensible Enthalpy Rise Approach to determine the heat release rate of electric-vehicle-scale lithium-ion batteries N2 - This paper analyses the suitability of the Sensible Enthalpy Rise Approach for measuring the heat release rate of electric-vehicle-scale lithium-ion batteries. An apparatus is designed that meets the conditions of an electric-vehicle-scale lithium-ion battery fire by using cement board as wall material. Modifications of the Sensible Enthalpy Rise Methodology are presented due to the high emissivity and inhomogeneous temperature distribution of the apparatus wall material: a power 4 approach for the heat flow from the walls to the ambient air and an alternative determination methodology for the wall temperature. A one factor at a time parameter study is performed with Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations, investigating a new calibration method based on a fit approach compared to common methods, the wall temperature determination, the approach for the ambient heat flow, the calibration power and the volume flow at the outlet. The simulations show, that suitable estimations of the heat release rate are obtained by using the modifications for wall temperature determination and the power 4 approach for the ambient heat flow. The three calibration methods provide suitable constants, if the calibration power in the same order of magnitude as the mean of the heat release rate profile of the test object. KW - Lithium-ion batteries KW - Heat Release Rate KW - Calorimetry KW - Sensible Enthalpy Rise Approach KW - Computational Fluid Dynamics PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.102989 VL - 114 SP - 1 EP - 14 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-50964 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Krüger, Simone A1 - Raspe, Tina A1 - Deubel, Jan T1 - Detailed analysis of a smouldering fire scenario at the murder scene - experimental and numerical investigations N2 - Based on forensic evidence, a smouldering fire was observed to have occurred at a murder scene. Identification of a reasonable timeline – specifically the fire dynamics of the ignition and fire growth that occurred coincident with the death that took place – became an important focus of the criminal investigation that followed. The fire service was called when a neighbour saw a grey smoke escaping through the ventilation system of the bathrooms on the roof of the house. One flat door with elevated temperatures was found. The fire fighter who entered the flat first reported later that the flat was completely filled with smoke and all windows were closed. When the fire fighter opened the balcony door, he saw flames on the sofa that he extinguished. Then he found a body on the floor. The autopsy showed later that the victim was dead before the fire started. The police suspected that the murderer probably had deliberately set the fire to destroy evidence. One suspect had been witnessed to be in the flat approximately 2 h before the fire was detected by the neighbour. The aim of this project was to investigate how the fire most likely started and developed. KW - Fire investigation KW - Smouldering fire KW - Fire development KW - Crime KW - Numerical modelling PY - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.2222 SN - 0308-0501 SN - 1099-1018 VL - 38 IS - 8 SP - 806 EP - 816 PB - Heyden CY - London AN - OPUS4-32016 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eberwein, Robert A1 - Rogge, Andreas A1 - Behrendt, F. A1 - Knaust, Christian T1 - Dispersion Modeling of LNG-Vapor on Land – A CFD-Model Evaluation Study N2 - Based on methane from renewable resources, LNG is an alternative fuel for heavy and long-distance traffic in land transport. Contrary to its positive properties, the fuel contains risks from an explosion and extremely low temperatures for personal and infrastructure safety. CFD-models are suitable for doing risk analyses for arbitrary scenarios. For examining how to model for risk research the dispersion of LNG-vapor, this paper contains a model variant study, with an evaluation by experiments. This paper describes the use of the CFD-code ANSYS Fluent for simulating experiments of the ‘LNG Safety Program Phase II‘. The content of the well-documented experiments was the research of the vaporization rate of LNG on land and the dispersion of LNG-vapor in the air. Based on the comparison to two experiments, overall 12 CFD-model variants with varying thermal and turbulence parameters were examined how they affect the transient LNG-vapor dispersion in air. The definition of turbulence-boundary-condition at the domain borders had the biggest impact on modeling, followed by the turbulence model. The most accurate model variant had been applied for observing the spreading behavior of LNG-vapor in the air after evaporation on land and analyzing the influence of the LNG-composition to the dispersion. The results show that the mixture of LNG-vapor and the air in the free field is cooler than the ambient air and spreads like a heavy gas on the ground. KW - LNG KW - CFD KW - Heavy gas KW - Model evaluation PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2020.104116 VL - 65 SP - 104116 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-50697 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hahn, S.-K. A1 - Rost, M. A1 - Kusche, Christian A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Krause, U. T1 - Dokumentation der Entwicklung des m-Faktors und neuer Aspekt der Verbrennungseffizienz T1 - Structural fire protection in industrial buildings - development of the m-factor and new aspect of the combustion efficiency N2 - Vor dem Hintergrund der Zurückziehung der DIN 18230 Teil 2 zur Bestimmung des m-Faktors von Materialien für die Brandlastbewertung im Industriebau müssen neue Wege gefunden werden, wie das Abbrandverhalten alternativ quantifiziert werden kann. Der Beitrag fasst die Entstehung und die Entwicklung der Bestimmungsweise von Abbrandfaktoren zusammen und gibt Ausblick auf eine neue Möglichkeit zur Bewertung von Brandlasten, die Verbrennungseffizienz. KW - Abbrandfaktor KW - DIN 18230 KW - Indrustriebau KW - Brandschutz im Brandlast KW - Verbrennungseffizienz PY - 2017 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/bate.201700020 SN - 0932-8351 SN - 1437-0999 VL - 94 IS - 6 SP - 337 EP - 343 PB - Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH & Co. KG CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-40962 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Voigt, Sascha A1 - Sträubig, Felix A1 - Palis, Stephan A1 - Kwade, A. A1 - Knaust, Christian T1 - Experimental comparison of Oxygen Consumption Calorimetry and Sensible Enthalpy Rise Approach for determining the heat release rate of large-scale lithium-ion battery fires N2 - From a fire safety point of view, the burning behavior of lithium-ion batteries is of high interest. The heat release rate (HRR) is the most important fire parameter to analyze the fire hazards of burning objects, so that an accurate determination of it is crucial. In this paper, two different measurement techniques, the Oxygen Consumption Calorimetry (OCC) and the Sensible Enthalpy Rise Approach (SERA) are simultaneously performed in the same calorimeter to measure the HRR of two different types of lithium-ion batteries. HRR values as well as total energies determined by SERA are higher than measured with OCC: The total energy released is about 10–12 times (SERA) and 6–9.5 times (OCC) the electrical stored energy for both battery types, whereas the timescales of the release differ strongly between the types, resulting in maximum HRRs of 3.4 MW (SERA) and 1.5 MW (OCC) for one module of type A and 0.8 MW (SERA) and 0.6 (OCC) of type B respectively. Furthermore, a sensitive dependency of the HRR measurement with SERA on the position of the wall temperature measurement is observed. KW - Fire tests KW - Lithium-ion-batteries KW - Heat release rate KW - Calorimetry KW - Sensible enthalpy rise approach KW - Oxygen consumption calorimetry PY - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103447 SN - 0379-7112 IS - 126 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-53441 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Palis, Stephan A1 - Sträubig, Felix A1 - Voigt, Sascha A1 - Knaust, Christian T1 - Experimental investigation of the impact of water mist on high-speed non-premixed horizontal methane jet fires N2 - In this paper, the influence of a fixed water mist firefighting system on a high-speed non-premixed horizontal methane jet fire is investigated with focus on its effect on temperatures and heat load of the jet fire and on ist surroundings. Six tests are performed in which gas is released out of an orifice with a diameter of 1 mm and a release pressure of up to 186 bar. In addition to temperature and radiation measurements, the release pressure, gas mass flow rate and exhaust gas concentrations are detected to determine the heat release. Video and IRanalysis are used to evaluate the interactions between jet fire and water mist. The experiments show, that water mist reduces the temperatures inside the jet fire flow field and its radiative heat flux. It can lower the Risk of ignition of adjacent surfaces and materials, as temperatures fall below autoignition temperatures of common materials like plastics. Although water mist does not extinguish the fire, it has an impact on the energy release by reducing combustion efficiency due to heat exchange with the water mist and oxygen displacement. KW - Fixed firefighting system KW - Jet fire KW - Water mist KW - Fire test KW - Methane KW - Supersonic flow PY - 2020 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2020.103005 VL - 114 SP - 103005 PB - Elsevier Ltd. AN - OPUS4-50963 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -