Title page for ETD etd-090606-112948

Document Type	thesis
Author Name	Kwon, Jaewook
Email Address	jwjkwon at gmail.com
URN	etd-090606-112948
Title	Evaluation of FDS V.4: Upward Flame Spread
Degree	ME
Department	Fire Protection Engineering
Advisors	Nicholas A. Dembsey, Advisor Christopher W. Lautenberger, Co-Advisor Kathy A. Notarianni, Department Head
Keywords	Fire Spread FDS PMMA
Date of Presentation/Defense	2006-09-06
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract NIST's Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a powerful tool for simulating the gas phase fire environment of scenarios involving realistic geometries. If the fire engineer is interested in simulating fire spread processes, FDS provides possible tools involving simulation of the decomposition of the condensed phase: gas burners and simplified pyrolysis models. Continuing to develop understanding of the capability and proper use of FDS related to fire spread will provide the practicing fire engineer with valuable information. In this work three simulations are conducted to evaluate FDS V.4's capabilities for predicting upward flame spread. The FDS predictions are compared with empirical correlations and experimental data for upward flame spread on a 5 m PMMA panel. A simplified flame spread model is also applied to assess the FDS simulation results. Capabilities and limitations of FDS V.4 for upward flame spread predictions are addressed, and recommendations for improvements of FDS and practical use of FDS for fire spread are presented.
Files	JWKwon.pdf

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