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1. Exploring the Feasibility of Using Fire Dynamics Simulator to Improve the Calculation of the Wildfire Available Safe Egress Time
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires pose a significant threat to public safety and property in areas where urban development encroaches upon natural landscapes. This thesis aims to investigate the effect of smoke from a WUI fire on the tenability conditions of a small village and to establish a worst-case-scenario trigger boundary around it as an improved basis for the WUI available safe egress time (WASET). READ MORE
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2. A Comparative Study of Fires in Corners and Along Walls
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : The topic of fires in corners and along walls has been studied previously, however, two different studies conducted in 1987 and 2018 respectively, produced conflicting results regarding plume temperature for fires along walls, as well as hot gas layer temperature for both fires in corners and along walls. This thesis seeks to add data and clarification about fires in corners and along walls. READ MORE
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3. The Heat reducing Effects of Reflective Clothing in Firefighting : A study on the efficiency of reflective textiles in personal protective equipment
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Modern firefighter protective equipment is excellent at protecting firefighters from surrounding heat, but how effective is at deflecting incoming radiant heat, and would the use of more reflective textiles, be able to further increase the equipment’s protective properties? This study aims to understand the different properties that reflective materials, compared to standard firefighter outer layers, have against radiative heat flux. The textiles of firefighter turnout gear and the reflective textiles used in the smelting industry have been examined when exposed to varying levels of radiant heat in a cone calorimeter. READ MORE
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4. Simulating cable fires in Fire Dynamics Simulator : Based on small scale testing in cone calorimeter
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Byggkonstruktion och brandAbstract : In a society increasingly more influenced by technology and electricity, electrical and computer cables will play a more vital role in humans’ everyday life. With an increasing number of cables being introduced into society, the risk of fires caused by or involving cables will increase and become a more common danger to property and human lives. READ MORE
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5. A Comparison Between FDS and the Multi-Zone Fire Model Regarding Gas Temperature and Visibility in Enclosure Fires
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för BrandteknikAbstract : When designing large buildings with complex geometry there is often a need for performance-based design and the use of computer models. CFD models like FDS that are available and validated for this purpose are typically time consuming and require large amounts of computing power. READ MORE
