Fire Safety Science Digital Archive

During the process of ship fire, the influence of wind is very important. The wind flow sets up pressure variations around the cabin, in which the flow velocity and direction play an important role in determining the smoke movement within the cabin and the rate of ingress of external smoke. The calculations have been performed using Porosity concept and method. Data from experiments have been compared with those from the simulations. The calculation results are found to be in good qualitative agreement with the experimental data.