TY - CONF A1 - Löhnert, Andrea A1 - Monreal, Nils A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja T1 - Advanced CFD modeling approach of smoke toxicity and light extinction for well ventilated and less well ventilated fires in compartment (Part II) N2 - Fire smoke contains a variety of highly toxic substances and can lead to unconsciousness within a few minutes and to death for critical concentrations. Currently the engineer’s methods of fire safety include various procedures to calculate the fire propagation and smoke spread in buildings. However, up to now the evaluation and calculation of smoke concerning its optical properties and toxic potential on the basis of a detailed combustion is still a field of research. Since smoke composition is highly variable and not fully characterised it has to be examined whether and how the Chemical composition and the optical properties of smoke are correlating. A method has been developed that establishes the relation between the smoke components and smoke toxicity. T2 - Interflam 2013 - 13th International fire science & engineering conference CY - Egham, Surrey, UK DA - 24.06.2013 PY - 2013 SN - 978-0-9556548-9-3 SP - 13 EP - 23 PB - Interscience Communications Limited AN - OPUS4-28981 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - 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 - CONF A1 - Kaudelka, Sven A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Krause, U. T1 - Anwendung und Vergleich von Verfahren zur Berechnung der äquivalenten Branddauer im Industriebau N2 - Die äquivalente Branddauer tä wird zur Bestimmung der Feuerwiderstandsdauer erftp von Bauteilen in Industriebauten verwendet. Die Berechnung erfolgt bislang auf der Grundlage des normativenAnsatzes nach DIN 18230 (Verfahren I) und gilt im Zusammenhang mit der Muster-Industriebaurichtlinie (M IndBauRL). Im Rahmen von brandschutztechnischen Nachweisen für Industriebauten ist es ebenfalls möglich, die äquivalente Branddauer unter Anwendung numerischer Methoden zu berechnen (Verfahren II). Die Anwendung solcher Ingenieurmethoden des Brandschutzes ermöglichen die Berücksichtigung komplexer Gebäudegeometrien und Ventialtionsbedingungen sowie lokaler Brandwirkungen auf Bauteile infolge inhomogener Brandlastverteilungen. Am Beispiel einer Industriehalle werden die Verfahren I und II angewendet und die Ergebnisse gegenübergestellt. T2 - 11. Fachtagung Anlagen-, Arbeits- und Umweltsicherheit CY - Köthen, Germany DA - 07.11.2013 KW - Äquivalente Branddauer KW - Numerische Simulation KW - Brandszenarien PY - 2013 SN - 978-3-86011-058-4 IS - P-02 SP - 1 EP - 4 AN - OPUS4-30226 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 - Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Krüger, Simone T1 - Brandverhalten von Bauprodukten - Brauchen wir Regelungen für die Menge und Giftigkeit der Rauchgase? PY - 2008 N1 - Geburtsname von Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja: Hofmann, A. - Birth name of Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja: Hofmann, A. IS - 3 SP - 24 EP - 27 PB - Vds Schadenverhütung Verl. CY - Köln AN - OPUS4-18378 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Krüger, Simone T1 - Brandverhalten von Bauprodukten: Brauchen wir Regelungen für die Menge und Giftigkeit der Rauchgase? T2 - 57. Jahresfachtagung der Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes e.V. (vfdb 2008) CY - Bochum, Deutschland DA - 2008-04-27 PY - 2008 N1 - Geburtsname von Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja: Hofmann, A. - Birth name of Hofmann-Böllinghaus, Anja: Hofmann, A. SP - 169 EP - 178 AN - OPUS4-17755 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Dietrich, Matthes A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Arnold, L. A1 - Brüne, M. A1 - Festag, S. T1 - Buoyancy driven flow in an underground metro station for different climate conditions – experimental and numerical investigation N2 - In urban areas the demand for public transportation is constantly growing. Underground railway systems overcome the problem of limited space on the ground and are therefore one of the most powerful systems in urban public transportation. These facilities can be very complex and are used by a large amount of passengers. Therefore, it is important to maintain the safety for people and buildings. Especially in the case of fire or arson attack. This paper focusses on a fire scenario in a complex subway station for different weather conditions. The purpose is to identify the influences of different weather conditions on the smoke spread and the ability of self-rescue in case of a burning luggage. The evaluation of the fire simulations will focus on toxicity and visibility taking into account the FED concept. T2 - AUBE '17 & SUPDET 2017 CY - Washington D.C., USA DA - 12.09.2017 KW - Fire simulations KW - Weather conditions KW - FED PY - 2017 SN - 978-3-940402-11-0 VL - 2 SP - II-121 EP - II-128 AN - OPUS4-42253 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 - CONF A1 - Knaust, Christian A1 - Rogge, Andreas T1 - CFD modeling of a tunnel fire by thermal coupling of fluid flow and structure T2 - International congress ' Fire computer modeling' CY - Cantabria, Spain DA - 2012-10-18 PY - 2012 SN - 978-84-86116-69-9 SP - 201 EP - 213 AN - OPUS4-27900 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -