Prediction of Corridor Smoke Filling by Zone Models

Abstract

Prediction of Corridor Smoke Filling by Zone Models Abstract-Several zone models which are being used to predict the growth ano spread of fires in compartments have been examined. We have benchmarked these models against a set of experiments which were designed to isolate the phenomenon of smoke filling in a room adjacent to a fire source, and connected by a variable opening. Good agreement is achieved between multi-compartment models and experiment. As an adjunct, we have implemented correlation based on a simple theory which collapses all of the data into a single graph by using dimensionless groups. These groups then contain most of the significant variables important in describing the flow of a gas from one compartment to another.