Numerical investigation of bushfire-wind interaction and its impact on building structure

Yaping He, Kenny C. S. Kwok, Grahame B. Douglas, Ikhwan M. Razali

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[Presented in this paper are the results of a numerical study on bushfire, wind and structure interactions. The association of bushfires with wind has long been recognized. However, the mechanism of their interaction has not received due attention. In the current study a computational fluid dynamics package was used to reveal the enhancement of wind by fires at scales comparable to buildings and the impact on buildings. The study also revealed a pulsation movement of flames under the influence of free stream wind conditions. The predicted pressure coefficient distribution around a building under no-fire condition was compared with the experimental result measured by others. Reasonably good agreement was obtained before a fire was added to reveal the impact of the fire.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 10th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS 2011), University of Maryland, USA, 19-24 June 2011
    PublisherInternational Association for Fire Safety Science
    Pages1449-1462
    Number of pages14
    Publication statusPublished - 2011
    EventInternational Symposium on Fire Safety Science -
    Duration: 19 Jun 2011 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Symposium on Fire Safety Science
    Period19/06/11 → …

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