ABSTRACT
The book highlights the applications of Fire Dynamics Simulator in enclosures to predict the smoke behavior and sprinklers’ model used in enclosed car parks, atrium, and car service centers. The common value used in unsprinklered car parks for heat release rate is 8 MW. Unsprinklered car parks should be out of the question to avoid both property damage and fire spread to adjacent cars. Smoke management systems in car parks usually employ the following two systems: ducted system and impulse ventilation system. The goal of the systems is to maintain the smoke layer at high levels as long as possible to facilitate the egress of occupants, as well as to purge smoke from the car park once the fire is controlled. Ducted system has proven to be better in maintaining an undisturbed smoke layer compared to the jet fan system. The use of decaying fire curves can significantly enhance the tenability criteria within car parks.
