Numerical Calculations of Turbulent Buoyant Flow in Aircraft Cabins

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• Creators:
  Yang, K. T. ; Lloyd, J. R. ; Kanury, A. M. ; Satoh, K.
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Notre Dame. Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center (U.S.)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Fire
  • Smoke
  • Aircraft
  • Turbulence
  • Buoyancy
  • Numerical analysis
  • Finite differences
  • Flames
  • Vents
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FAA/CT-82/61
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. William J. Hughes Technical Center
• Abstract:
  The UNDSAFE computer code is utilized to study the spread of fire and smoke in aircraft cabins due to fires located in the cabin floor. A simulation study is first made based on expected data to establish the equivalence between two-dimensional and three-dimensional parameters including fire distribution and shape, the doorway height, and level of turbulence and also the effects of these parameters on the fire and smoke spread. The computer code is then used to simulate the spread of fire and smoke in a wide-body aircraft cabin with and without seats for two different scenarios of the fire location. The results show the dramatic effects of the seats on the flow, temperature, and smoke concentration behaviors inside the cabin. Important parameters have been identified such as the seat back height and the configuration of the seat bottom, closed or open.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  NBS NB8l NADA 2000
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/91853/dot_91853_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.46 MB]
• Collection(s):
  FAA Fire Safety ; FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center for Advanced Aerospace
• Main Document Checksum:
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