Fire Science Show is connecting fire researchers and practitioners with a society of fire engineers, firefighters, architects, designers and all others, who are genuinely interested in creating a fire-safe future. Through interviews with a diverse group of experts, we present the history of our field as well as the most novel advancements. We hope the Fire Science Show becomes your weekly source of fire science knowledge and entertainment. Produced in partnership with the Diamond Sponsor of the show - OFR Consultants
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episode 100: 100 - Fire Fundamentals pt. 3 - Smoke plumes (and other flow phenomena) with Wojciech
This week we cover the fundamentals of smoke flow (proliferation!), entrainment and smoke plumes. All the basics that impact the spread of the smoke in our buildings. You will learn:
- the ideal gas assumption for a smoke mixture
- turbulent nature of fire-induced flows
- axisymmetric plume models and their origins
- spill plumes
- window and door plumes
- basics of smoke control
If you would like to read up more, please resort to:
- Review of plume models
- Enclosure Fire Dynamics - Karlsson, Quntiere, Johansson
- Fluid Mechanics Aspects of Fire and Smoke Dynamics in Enclosures - Merci and Beji
- Probably the best thing about visibility in smoke I ever did
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Thank you for sticking up to Fire Science Show for its 100th episode!!!
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The Fire Science Show is produced by the Fire Science Media in collaboration with OFR Consultants. Thank you to the podcast sponsor for their continuous support towards our mission.