3 articles for “Fire evacuation”

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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Computational Fluid Dynamic Simulation of Fire Evacuation from the Student DormitoryTeeranon Saelao, Supat PatvichaichodProblem statement: The aim of this research is to investigate the fire evacuation problem from the student dormitory by using the Numerical method. The Fire Dynamics Simulator Software was used in the research with the evacuation function (FDS + Evac.). The problem under investigation concerns the building that has the open-air centre. The characteristics of the building are included with … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 2 Feb 2012 · 7,252 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleModeling Fire Evacuation of a Library Building based on the Numerical SimulationWithayavuth Jirasingha, Supat PatvichaichodProblem statement: This study investigates the fire evacuation problem of the library building by using the Fire Dynamics Simulator with Evacuation (FDS+Evac.) programming. Approach: The assumption is made that the sprinkler system is installed in the building but the system is malfunction, which is considered as the worst case of the situation. The simulations are divided into 4 cases, which … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 17 May 2011 · 7,575 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Study of Evacuation Times from the Multiplex TheatresKhanitha Songsakulchai, Supat Patvichaichod, Poranat VisuwanProblem statement: The suniqueness of the Theatres in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area lies in the multiplex theatres. The enactment of law requires the theatre's entrepreneur to show the calculation lists of fire evacuation. The means of egress should have an ability to evacuate the people from the theatre within an hour. However, the restrictions to calculate the evacuation time and … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 3 · 17 Jan 2012 · 7,111 accessesView PDF Cite