Numerical Simulation on Ghosting Fire in the Confined Underground Space

Abstract:

The phenomenon of ghosting fire development in underground confined space is simulated to analyze the impacts of ghosting fire generation via some conditions -- different air vent sizes and different fire source areas. FDS is used to establish a physical model of underground fire laboratory in Northeastern University, the simulation is conducted by setting two parameters, the air vent size and the fire source area. The fire heat release rate, temperature, concentration of CO, O₂ are measured to analyze the case of ghosting fire generation in underground confined space with different air vent sizes and different fire source areas. It’s most likely to generate ghosting fire when the simulating parameter is that the air vent size is 0.4m × 0.4m and the fire source area is 0.96m²_. The conclusion is that increasing the air vent size is not a simple ascending and descending relationship with the occurrence time and duration time of the ghosting fire. Increasing the fire source area can improve the fire heat release rate effectively, and promote the formation of ghosting fire.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 580-583)
• Pages: 2667-2670
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.580-583.2667
• Online since: July 2014
• Authors: Pei Hong Zhang, Xiao Wei Lu, Xiao Ming Zhang
• Keywords: Confined Space, FDS, Ghosting Fire, Numerical Simulation, Underground

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