Zong RW, Zhang XQ, Li SY, Zeng WR, Liao GX (2008) Investigation of a combustible material in the fire of Hengyang merchant's building. Fire and Materials 32(7), 399-415. [In English]

Web link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fam.972

Keywords:

fire investigation; agaric; chemical analysis; cone calorimeter; numerical simulation; simulation

Abstract: Agaric, a kind of important combustible material in the fire of Hengyang merchant's building, was investigated using different experiment equipments. Its degradation and pyrolysis behavior were studied by means of thermogravimetric and kinetic analysis and pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass Spectroscopy analysis. External radiation heat and internal heat were used to ignite the agaric. For external radiation ignition, a series of bench-scale fire tests were done in cone calorimeter in accordance with ISO 5660. As for the internal heat ignition, a fire test was carried out in a full-scale room in accordance with ISO 9705. Multi-parameter measurement, including heat release rate (HRR), mass loss rate (MLR), temperature field and species concentration, has been accomplished. Meanwhile, the process of a full-scale fire test was numerically simulated. The computational results were consistent with experiment data, which will lay down a good foundation for further study in fire reconstruction of the whole fire. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.