Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data
An assessment of the performance of FireFOAM in simulating a large-scale compartment fire scenario is presented in this study, using the Edinburgh Tall Building Fire Test I (2017) as the basis for evaluation. Different mesh geometries and sizes are tested, and both theory-based and experiment-based...
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| description | An assessment of the performance of FireFOAM in simulating a large-scale compartment fire scenario is presented in this study, using the Edinburgh Tall Building Fire Test I (2017) as the basis for evaluation. Different mesh geometries and sizes are tested, and both theory-based and experiment-based validation approaches are employed. The theory-based validation revealed that the implemented finite volumes method is generally conservative, but unaccounted deviations of up to 20% for the heat release rate were observed due to errors in numerically modelling subgrid phenomena, particularly with tetrahedral meshes. In the experiment-based validation, the simulated data showed good agreement with experimental measurements for flow patterns inside the compartment, neutral plane height, and temperatures outside the ceiling jet. However, there were relatively large errors in incident radiation in the hot gas zone, thermal boundary layer transient temperatures, and compartment inflow/outflow velocities. Systematic errors were attributed to deficient heat transfer boundary conditions and under-estimated air entrainment. The study also identified ways to improve run-time efficiency by implementing parallel processing or reducing solid angles in FVDOM, although using large meshes (30 cm and 40 cm cell size) resulted in faster run-times at the cost of accuracy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9892a007c69489081920ee071db45c62023-11-19T16:26:58ZengMDPI AGFire2571-62552023-09-0161037510.3390/fire6100375Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution DataWolfram Jahn0Rafael Zamorano1Ignacio Calderón2Raimundo Claren3Benjamín Molina4Department of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, ChileDepartment of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, ChileDepartment of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, ChileDepartment of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, ChileDepartment of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, ChileAn assessment of the performance of FireFOAM in simulating a large-scale compartment fire scenario is presented in this study, using the Edinburgh Tall Building Fire Test I (2017) as the basis for evaluation. Different mesh geometries and sizes are tested, and both theory-based and experiment-based validation approaches are employed. The theory-based validation revealed that the implemented finite volumes method is generally conservative, but unaccounted deviations of up to 20% for the heat release rate were observed due to errors in numerically modelling subgrid phenomena, particularly with tetrahedral meshes. In the experiment-based validation, the simulated data showed good agreement with experimental measurements for flow patterns inside the compartment, neutral plane height, and temperatures outside the ceiling jet. However, there were relatively large errors in incident radiation in the hot gas zone, thermal boundary layer transient temperatures, and compartment inflow/outflow velocities. Systematic errors were attributed to deficient heat transfer boundary conditions and under-estimated air entrainment. The study also identified ways to improve run-time efficiency by implementing parallel processing or reducing solid angles in FVDOM, although using large meshes (30 cm and 40 cm cell size) resulted in faster run-times at the cost of accuracy.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/10/375full-scale compartment fireLESOpenFOAMETFT test 1run-time |
| spellingShingle | Wolfram Jahn Rafael Zamorano Ignacio Calderón Raimundo Claren Benjamín Molina Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data Fire full-scale compartment fire LES OpenFOAM ETFT test 1 run-time |
| title | Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data |
| title_full | Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data |
| title_short | Assessment of the Performance of FireFOAM in Simulating a Real-Scale Fire Scenario Using High Resolution Data |
| title_sort | assessment of the performance of firefoam in simulating a real scale fire scenario using high resolution data |
| topic | full-scale compartment fire LES OpenFOAM ETFT test 1 run-time |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6255/6/10/375 |
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