TY - JOUR
TI - Computational study of smoke flow control in garage fires and optimization of the ventilation system
AU - Banjac Miloš J
AU - Nikolić Barbara M
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2009
VL - 13
IS - 1
SP - 69
EP - 78
PT - Article
AB - With the aim of evaluating capabilities of a ventilation system to control the spread of smoke in the emergency operating mode, thereby providing conditions for safe evacuation of people from a fire-struck area, computational fluid dynamics simulation of a fire in a semi-bedded garage was conducted. Using the experimental results of combustion dynamics of a passenger car on fire, optimal positions of ventilation openings were determined. According to recommendations by DIN EN 12101 standard, the operating modes of a ventilation system were verified and optimal start time of the smoke extraction system was defined.