359
Views
13
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Large Eddy Simulation of Sprinkler Interaction with a Fire Ceiling Jet

&
Pages 984-1006 | Received 12 Jul 2008, Accepted 15 Apr 2009, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

REFERENCES

  • Baum , H.R. , Ezekoye , O.A. , McGrattan , K.B. , and Rehm , R.G. 1994 . Mathematical modeling and computer simulation of fire phenomenon . Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics , 6 , 125 .
  • Boris , J.P. , Grinstein , F.F. , Oran , E.S. , and Kolbe , R.L. 1992 . New insights into large eddy simulation . Fluid Dynamics Research , 10 , 199 .
  • Chan , T.S. 1994 . Measurements of water density and droplet size distributions of selected ESFR sprinklers . Journal of Fire Protection Engineering , 6 , 79 .
  • Chow , W.K. , and Cheung , Y.L. 1994 . Simulation of sprinkler-hot layer interaction using a field model . Fire and Materials , 18 , 359 .
  • Chow , W.K. , and Tang , A.C. 1994–1995 . Experimental studies on sprinkler water spray –smoke layer interaction . Journal of Applied Fire Science , 4 , 171 .
  • Dembele , S. , Delmas , A. , and Sacadura , J.F. 1997 . A method for modeling the mitigation of hazardous fire thermal radiation by water spray curtains . Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Heat Transfer , 119 , 746 .
  • Forney , G.P. , and McGrattan , K.B. 2004 . User's Guide for Smokeview Version 4: A Tool for Visualizing Fire Dynamics Simulation Data . Gaithersburg , Md. : NIST Special Publication 1017 .
  • Grant , G. , Brenton , J. , and Drysdale , D. 2000 . Fire suppression by water sprays . Progress in Energy and Combustion Science , 26 , 79 .
  • Grosshandler , W. 1993 . RadCal: A narrow band model for radiation calculations in a combustion environment. NIST technical note TN 1402 .
  • Ingasson , H. , and Olsson , S. 1992 . Interaction between sprinklers and fire vents. Full scale experiments. BRANDFORSK Project 406-902, Swedish National Testing and Research Institute, Fire Technology, SP REPORT 1992:11 .
  • Law , M. 1995 . The origins of the 5 MW design fire . Fire Safety Engineering , 2 , 17 .
  • McGrattan , K. (ed.). 2004 . Fire Dynamics Simulator Technical Reference Guide, version 4. NIST special publication 1018 .
  • McGrattan , K. , and Forney , G. 2006 . Fire Dynamics Simulator User's Guide, version 4. NIST special publication 1019 .
  • McGrattan , K.B. , Rehm , R.G. , and Baum , H.R. 1994 . Fire-driven flows in enclosures . Journal of Computational Physics , 110 , 285 .
  • Mell , W.E. , McGrattan , K.B. , and Baum , H.R. 1996 . Numerical simulation of combustion in fire plumes . Twenty-Sixth Symposium (International) on Combustion . The Combustion Institute , Pittsburgh , Pa. , 1523 .
  • Morgan , H.P. , Ghosh , B.K. , Garrad , G. , Pamlitschka , R. , De Smedt , J.-C. , and Schoonbaert , L.R. 1999 . Design methodologies for smoke and heat exhaust ventilation . Building Research Establishment , Watford , UK .
  • Nam , S. 1996 . Development of computational model simulating interaction between fire plume and sprinkler spray . Fire Safety Journal , 26 , 1 .
  • Novozhilov , V. 2001a . Computational fluid dynamics modeling of compartment fires . Progress in Energy and Combustion Science , 27 , 611 .
  • Novozhilov , V. 2001b . Flashover control under fire suppression conditions . Fire Safety Journal , 36 , 641 .
  • Novozhilov , V. 2001c . Large eddy simulation of transient ceiling jet in a compartment fire environment . The Fourteenth Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference , University of Adelaide , SA 5005 , Australia , 367 .
  • Novozhilov , V. , Harvie , D.J.E. , Green , A.R. , and Kent , J.H. 1997a . A computational fluid dynamic model of fire burning rate and extinction by water sprinkler . Combustion Science and Technology , 123 , 227 .
  • Novozhilov , V. , Harvie , D.J.E. , Kent , J.H. , Apte , V.B. , and Pearson , D. 1997b. A computational fluid dynamics study of wood fire extinguishment by water sprinkler. Fire Safety Journal , 29, 259.
  • Nyankina , K. , and Novozhilov , V. 2000–2001 . Prediction of fire development under water mist suppression conditions by two-phase zone model . Journal of Applied Fire Science , 10 , 193 .
  • Pope , S.B. 2000 . Turbulent Flows . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press .
  • Putorti , A.D. , Jr. , Belsinger , T.D. , and Twilley , W.H. 1995 . Determination of water spray drop size and speed from a standard orifice pendent spray sprinkler. NIST report of Test FR4003 .
  • Rehm , R.G. , and Baum , H.R. 1978 . The equations of motion for thermally driven, buoyant flows . Journal of Research of the NBS , 83 , 297 .
  • Sheppard , D.T. 2002 . Spray characteristics of fire sprinklers. Ph.D. dissertation , Northwestern University , Evanston , Illinois , USA .
  • Tamura , T. , and Kuwahara , K. 1989 . Numerical analysis on aerodynamic characteristics of an inclined square cylinder, AIAA paper 89-1805 .
  • Xin , Y. , Filatyev , S.A. , Biswas , K. , Gore , J.P. , Rehm , R.G. , and Baum , H.R. 2008 . Fire dynamics simulations of a one-meter diameter methane fire . Combustion and Flame , 153 , 499 .
  • Xin , Y. , Gore , J.P. , McGrattan , K.B. , Rehm , R.G. , and Baum , H.R. 2005 . Fire dynamics simulation of a turbulent buoyant flame using a mixture-fraction-based combustion model . Combustion and Flame , 141 , 329 .
  • Yao , C. 1997 . Overview of sprinkler technology research . Fire Safety Science. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium . Y. Hasemi , ed. Melbourne , Australia : International Association for Fire Safety Science , 93 .
  • You , H.Z. 1986 . Investigation of spray patterns of selected sprinklers with the FMRC drop size measuring system . Fire Safety Science. Proceedings of the First International Symposium . Grant , C.E. , and Pagni , P.J. , eds. Washington , DC : Hemisphere .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.