Abstract
The Froude-number based reduced-scale modeling is a technique commonly used to investigate the flow of heat and mass in building fires. The root of the method is the thermodynamic model of a flow in a compartment and several non-dimensional flow numbers based on the proportionalities of the Navier-Stokes and heat transfer equations. The ratio of inertial forces to the buoyancy forces, known as the Froude-number, plays a pivotal role within these proportionalities. This paper is an attempt to define the range of credible scale modeling using the Froude-number. We verify the credibility of the modeling by small fire (approximately 150 kW) in a small compartment, comparing data from a physical test (scale 1:1 and 1:4) and the numerical model’s data (Fire Dynamics Simulator, scales 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 1:10, 1:20, and 1:50). The scope of the research covers a wide range of fires, with observed change of the flow from turbulent to laminar. The results show that the applicability of Froude-number reduced-scale modeling has limitations related to the scale. Therefore, it should be applied with care following sensibility analysis. We propose a method for sensibility analysis using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling.
Subject
Energy (miscellaneous),Energy Engineering and Power Technology,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Control and Optimization,Engineering (miscellaneous)
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