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Fire development in insulated compartements - Effects from improved thermal insulation

Back, Anna LU (2012) In LUTVDG/TVBB VBRM01 20121
Division of Fire Safety Engineering
Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
Abstract
New construction solutions, such as low energy buildings and lightweight ship constructions in FRP composite, are designed with more insulation than regular constructions. This may affect the fire development, leading to dangerous conditions for occupants and firemen. Will increased thermal insulation of a compartment affect the fire development so that a higher heat release rate is reached; does it lead to higher gas temperatures or earlier flashover compared to in a non-insulated compartment? In this study, hand calculations, experiments and simulations in FDS were performed, which show that the gas temperature reaches a higher level in an insulated compartment than in a non-insulated compartment. It was also shown that larger and... (More)
New construction solutions, such as low energy buildings and lightweight ship constructions in FRP composite, are designed with more insulation than regular constructions. This may affect the fire development, leading to dangerous conditions for occupants and firemen. Will increased thermal insulation of a compartment affect the fire development so that a higher heat release rate is reached; does it lead to higher gas temperatures or earlier flashover compared to in a non-insulated compartment? In this study, hand calculations, experiments and simulations in FDS were performed, which show that the gas temperature reaches a higher level in an insulated compartment than in a non-insulated compartment. It was also shown that larger and quicker heat release rates are reached in compartments with increased thermal insulation where the fuel source is sensitive to incident radiation. The results of the study are limited since only a standard 20 feet container was studied as a representative compartment. (Less)
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author
Back, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Brandutveckling i isolerade utrymmen: Effekter av ökad isolering
course
VBRM01 20121
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Fire development, thermal insulation, low energy buildings, lightweight ship constructions, FDS, brand, isolering, lågenergihus, fartyg.
publication/series
LUTVDG/TVBB
report number
5387
ISSN
1402-3504
language
English
id
3917779
date added to LUP
2013-08-01 13:45:49
date last changed
2014-03-10 10:40:45
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  abstract     = {{New construction solutions, such as low energy buildings and lightweight ship constructions in FRP composite, are designed with more insulation than regular constructions. This may affect the fire development, leading to dangerous conditions for occupants and firemen. Will increased thermal insulation of a compartment affect the fire development so that a higher heat release rate is reached; does it lead to higher gas temperatures or earlier flashover compared to in a non-insulated compartment? In this study, hand calculations, experiments and simulations in FDS were performed, which show that the gas temperature reaches a higher level in an insulated compartment than in a non-insulated compartment. It was also shown that larger and quicker heat release rates are reached in compartments with increased thermal insulation where the fuel source is sensitive to incident radiation. The results of the study are limited since only a standard 20 feet container was studied as a representative compartment.}},
  author       = {{Back, Anna}},
  issn         = {{1402-3504}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{LUTVDG/TVBB}},
  title        = {{Fire development in insulated compartements - Effects from improved thermal insulation}},
  year         = {{2012}},
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