By
Guan Heng Yeoh, Senior Research Scientist, ANSTO (Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation) and Visiting Professor, City University of Hong Kong
Kwok Kit Yuen
Description
Fire and combustion presents a significant engineering challenge to mechanical, civil and dedicated fire engineers, as well as specialists
in the process and chemical, safety, buildings and structural fields. We are reminded of the tragic outcomes of ‘untenable’ fire disasters
such as at King’s Cross underground station or Switzerland’s St Gotthard tunnel. In these and many other cases, computational fluid
dynamics (CFD) is at the forefront of active research into unravelling the probable causes of fires and helping to design structures
and systems to ensure that they are less likely in the future.
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is routinely used as an analysis
tool in fire and combustion engineering as it possesses the ability to handle the complex geometries and characteristics of combustion
and fire. This book shows engineering students and professionals how to understand and use this powerful tool in the study of combustion
processes, and in the engineering of safer or more fire resistant (or conversely, more fire-efficient) structures.
No other book is
dedicated to computer-based fire dynamics tools and systems. It is supported by a rigorous pedagogy, including worked examples to illustrate
the capabilities of different models, an introduction to the essential aspects of fire physics, examination and self-test exercises,
fully worked solutions and a suite of accompanying software for use in industry standard modeling systems.
Audience:
Graduate students studying combustion or fire engineering in mechanical or civil engineering departments, plus those studying CFD, computational
analysis, thermal engineering, multiphase flow, and physics.
