McGrattan, K.
, McDermott, R.
, Forney, G.
, Floyd, J.
, Hostikka, S.
and Baum, H.
(2012),
CFD Modeling of Fire, International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=909443
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CFD Modeling of Fire
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Abstract
An overview of a methodology for simulating fires and other thermally-driven, low-speed flows is presented. The model employs a number of simplifications of the governing equations that allow for relatively fast simulations of practical fire scenarios. The hydrodynamic model consists of the low Mach number large-eddy simulation subgrid closure with either a constant or dynamic coefficient eddy diffusivity. Combustion is typically treated as a mixing-controlled, single-step reaction of fuel and oxygen. The radiation transport equation is written in terms of a spectrally-averaged gray gas. Applications of the model include the design of fire protection systems in buildings and the reconstruction of actual fires.Citation
International Journal of Computational Fluid Dynamics
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combustion, fire, large-eddy simulation, low Mach number approximation, lumped species, thermal radiation
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Created January 11, 2012, Updated June 2, 2021