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In the frame of the European harmonization, new European technical standards (Eurocodes) have been developed in recent years. Classical methods, like tables and simplified analytical procedures, as well as general engineering techniques are allowed by the Eurocodes for the fire protection design. The modeling and calculation of fire scenarios with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) numerical methods is one of the general engineering methods. It is nowadays still difficult to check and evaluate the CFD results for their use as technical documents for fire safety design.
Analytical engineering techniques, zone models and CFD-models have been used and compared in the present work for the prediction of the fire development in a building.
To solve the conservation equation for the CFD-model, the CFD-program FDS, with the mixture fraction model, and the CFD-program FLUENT, with the one step reaction model as well as with the volumetric source term model, have been used.
The combustion of polyurethane is modeled in FDS by specifying the heat release rate and the stoichiometry. For the combustion in volumetric source term model, the heat release rate and the smoke release were specified with respect to the stoichiometry. The input parameter for the one step reaction model is the pyrolysis mass flow.
In the one step reaction model, the transport equations for polyurethane, H₂O, N₂, O₂, CO₂, CO and C (soot) are solved and the heat of combustion is determined from the standard formation enthalpy of all the components. In volumetric source term model, the transport equation is solved for air and smoke. FDS solves the transport equation for the mixture fraction.
To model the fire development, and where no literature data was available, the required material characteristics like specific heat capacity, absorption coefficient and heat of combustion were measured.
In all the investigated CFD-models the heat- and species transport equation has been solved and the absorption coefficient of soot has been considered.
Furthermore, the fire development has also been investigated using zone models with the programs CFAST and MRFC.
Results from analytical engineering techniques (plume calculations), which were design criteria in the past, have been used as plausibility checks for the present work. The calculation results from the investigations were compared to measurements in the same building performed by the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST).
In Europa kommen ca. 80 % der Brandtoten bei Wohnungsbränden ums Leben. Dabei sind Brände in Wohn- und Schlafzimmern besonders gefährlich. Einige Objekte, wie Polstermöbel und Fernseher, stellen im Brandfall eine besonders große Gefahr dar, da sie sich schon durch kleine Zündquellen, wie ein Feuerzeug oder eine Kerze, leicht entzünden lassen, eine hohe Wärmefreisetzungsrate haben und viel Rauch produzieren. Ein einzelnes Sofa kann in einem Raum einen Flashover erzeugen. Besonders im Kinderzimmer tritt oft eine Häufung an besonders gefährlichen Objekten wie Polstermöbeln, Matratzen und elektrischen Geräten auf. Da Kinder sich im Brandfall oft falsch verhalten sie verstecken sich an schwer zugänglichen Orten wie unter dem Bett oder im Schrank anstatt den Raum zu verlassen sind sie besonders gefährdet.
Brände in Wohnungen entwickeln sich heutzutage sehr schnell, weil der Anteil an brennbaren Materialien in Einrichtungsgegenständen und elektrischen Geräte in den letzten Jahren signifikant zugenommen hat. Insbesondere Brände in Kinderzimmern können sehr gefährlich sein, was mehrere Brände in Deutschland in den letzten Jahren belegen. Um die Brand- und Rauchentwicklung bei einem solchen Brand zu untersuchen, wurde ein Testraum wie ein typisches Kinderzimmer möbliert und mit 36 Thermoelementen sowie einem Druckmessgerät ausgestattet. Zusätzlich wurden Rauchmelder installiert. Der Brand wurde mittels eines Teelichts initiiert, das für ca. eine Sekunde mit einer Matratze in Kontakt gebracht wurde. Der Feuerüberschlag fand nach nur vier Minuten statt. Sowohl die Brandlast als auch die Brand- und Rauchentwicklung wurden untersucht. Vorschriften zur Brandsicherheit von Einrichtungsgegenständen, elektrischen Geräten und Spielzeugen wurden diskutiert. Ergänzend wurde der Temperaturanstieg im Brandraum unter Anwendung des Verfahrens von McCaffrey vorhergesagt.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fires in homes develop very fast nowadays, because the amount of
combustible materials in furniture and electrical devices has increased
significantly in recent years. Especially fires in children's
rooms can be very hazardous as several recent fires in Germany
showed. To investigate the fire and smoke development in such a fire
the test room was furnished like a typical childrens room and
equipped with 36 thermocouples and a pressure measurement device.
Also smoke detectors were installed. The fire was ignited by a small
candle which was in contact with a mattress only for one second.
Flashover occurred only after 4 minutes. The fire load and the fire and
smoke development were investigated. The fire safety regulations for
the furnishings, electrical devices and toys were discussed. Additionally
the temperature rise in the compartment was predicted according
to the method of McCaffrey.
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.