RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN-FIELD MODELING OF COMPARTMENT FIRES

The current status of field modelling of fire spread in compartment fi res is reviewed in terms of the recent development of field models. Em phasis is placed on the development of several critical submodels for turbulence, thermal radiation, turbulent combustion, and also for hand ling complex compartment geometries, as well as od the validation of t he held models with experimental data based on full-scale fire tests. The shortcomings of the current held models and critical research need s are then identified and discussed.