Experimental data from gas burner fires in residential structure with HVAC system

The fire modeling community currently lacks full-scale experimental data from fires in residential-style structures with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. Further, there is an absence of data quantifying the generation of H2O due to combustion and the subsequent transport of those gases with a structure. Propane gas burner fire experiments were conducted in a purpose-built two-story structure instrumented to measure temperature, pressure, velocity, and gas concentrations. Experiments were conducted to assess heat and gas species transfer due to HVAC operating status (off vs. on), fire location and heat release rate, and bedroom door position (open vs. closed). (c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc.

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The fire modeling community lacks full-scale experimental data on fires in residential-style structures with HVAC systems, as well as data on the generation and transport of H2O due to combustion. Propane gas burner fire experiments were conducted in a purpose-built two-story structure to measure temperature, pressure, velocity, and gas concentrations. The experiments aimed to assess heat and gas species transfer under different conditions.