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FPE MS Thesis Defense - Andrew Goetz, MS Student
Fire Protection Engineering Department\nMSThesisDefense - AndrewGoetz,MS Student\nFlammableVaporCloudDevelopmentinNaturallyVentilatedEnclosures from Liquid Spills\nFriday,April17,2026\n9:
 00 am – 10:30 am\nFPEClassroom/50PrescottSt\nZoom Link: https://wpi.zoom
 .us/j/98662858741\nCommittee:\nAliRangwala,PhD–Professor,WPIFireProtecti
 onEngineering(Advisor)\nStephen Kmiotek, PhD – Professor, WPI Chemical E
 ngineering\nKelly Thomas, PhD – Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants\n
 Abstract\nFlammable liquid spills in poorly ventilated enclosures present 
 a deflagration hazard due to the generation and accumulation of vapors tha
 t often fall within the flammable range. For many commonfuels,thesevaporsa
 redenserthanair,leadingtopreferentialaccumulationnearthefloor andpersisten
 t,stratifiedlayers.Thisthesisinvestigatesthedevelopmentofsuchvaporcloudsan
 d evaluatestheeffectivenessofnaturalventilationasahazardmitigationstrategy
 .Experimentswere conductedinasmall-scaleenclosureusingpentaneandacetoneast
 estfuels.Vaporconcentrations weremeasuredatmultipleheightsforarangeofventa
 reas,ventlocations,andspillsizes.Aone-dimensional engineering model was de
 veloped incorporating evaporation, vertical transport, and hydrostatically
  driven ventilation. The model resolves vertical concentration gradients a
 nd captures the coupling between vapor generation and vent driven exchange
 , providing a practical tool for evaluating hazard mitigation across expec
 ted spill sizes and vent configurations. Results demonstrate thatnaturalve
 ntilation can reducevapor accumulation, butits effectiveness depends stron
 gly on vent placement relative to the dense vapor layer. Lower-level openi
 ngs provide the greatest mitigation by limiting the vertical extent of the
  flammable region, highlighting the importance of aligning ventilation des
 ign with the buoyancy-driven behavior of dense vapors.\n
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