Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10283354 | Building and Environment | 2005 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Smoke movement and ambient airflow in a stairwell under fire scenarios are studied numerically using large eddy simulation. Numerical investigation is performed on a typical two-storey confined stairwell, with an open door on the top floor and a fire source on the ground floor. Results show the existence of fairly distinct layers of hot smoke and ambient air under different fire scenarios. It is found that heat release rate has a remarkable effect on distributions of smoke temperature, velocity and oxygen concentration. This paper indicates that detailed patterns of velocity, temperature and species concentration and their evolutions can be predicted by numerical simulation of a stairwell during a fire.
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Authors
T.X. Qin, Y.C. Guo, C.K. Chan, K.S. Lau, W.Y. Lin,