Case Study of Two Computer Methods Used to Simulate Fires in IndustrialFacilities

摘要

An area to best control and minimize the destructive effects of fire is duringthe design process. The design concerns for fire include: Control of ignition Control means of escape; Detection Control Spread of fire; Prevention of structure collapse. Prior to controlling the spread of fire one must be able to predict its behavior. Computer modeling technology was used by the US Navy in a unique government/industry partnership in analyzing fire in aircraft hangars. With the high cost of modern aircraft, detector and sprinkler activation methods were evaluated to determine a quicker response to small fires with the benefit of reducing damage to aircraft adjacent to the fire source. Along with full scale experiments, computer modeling played a role in formulating new approaches. The computer model should simulate the response of the facility fire control system for the fire. The simulation can be used to evaluate weaknesses in the fire control system in the long term to make this simulation capability accessible to the architect or engineer from the desk top. Consequently, the user would choose components for parameters to run a fire hazard scenario and see its predicted results.