Tag: FDS
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) is a large-eddy simulation (LES) code for low-speed flows, with an emphasis on smoke and heat transport from fires.
Warehouse Storage and Packing Facility PBD Third Party Review
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for performing a third party review of a large warehouse performance based design.
Activation Capital Atrium Smoke Exhaust Modeling
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for determining the requirements for an atrium smoke exhaust system. The unique atrium has stairs within the atriums which direct smoke underneath the floor slabs. Supplemental exhaust at lower elevations was required to maintain performance-based goals.
Destiny Canyon Beam Detector Placement Modeling
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for determining the maximum beam detector spacing in an atrium. FDS plume models established a profile of smoke obscuration with respect to the height and radial offset from the fire. The models determined the optimal smoke obscuration settings and spacing for the beam detectors.
Detroit Metro Airport Tunnel Fire Modeling
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for evaluating exhaust needs in short road tunnels by the airport. Two tunnels had different exhaust designs that needed to be evaluated for structural integrity and human tenability per NFPA 502.
University of Rochester Medical Center - Hood Exhaust
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for determining the risk of fire on the exhaust system for medical lab benches. The models focused on several fire scenarios to determine the impact on the PVC exhaust piping.
Carvana Vending Machine Structural Steel Analysis
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for developing performance-based criteria and modeling fires in an eight-story Carvana Vending Machine. Each level has four cars surrounding a central hoistway. The goal was to determine the suppression requirements to prevent additional cars from igniting.
GMU Robinson Hall - Atrium Exhaust
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for performing a rational analysis of an atrium exhaust system per the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code. The rational analysis involved a series of computational fluid dynamics models to determine the required mechanical exhaust rate and duration of operation for multiple atrium configurations based on evacuation …
Fuquay-Varina High School Gymnasium
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for validating previous fire modeling efforts in the school’s gymnasium. The previous efforts modeled plastic bleachers catching fire below steel beams that were not rated. The design of the bleachers changed, resulting in taking another look at the results.
SSA National Computing Center - Atrium Exhaust
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for creating the initial design for an atrium smoke exhaust system. The National Computing Center atrium is five stories high and has open lounges on each floor which generated a unique geometry.
Doel Nuclear Power Plant - FPRA
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for reviewing fire models used in a Fire Probabilistic Risk Assessment (FPRA). The FPRA required analyzing a large number of ignition sources throughout multiple power plants for impact on nuclear operations. The analysis required a combination of fire modeling software.
Mixed Oxide Facility Detection Analysis
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for generating fire models to determine smoke detector coverage requirements. Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport (CFAST) were used to ensure detection met performance objectives for sensitive areas.
Westinghouse - Cabinet Fire Propagation
Fire Protection Engineer responsible for evaluating fire spread between suited electrical cabinets. Fire Dynamics Simulator was used to evaluate temperatures inside a cabinet due to a fire inside an adjacent cabinet.