Prediction of Smoke Temperature in a Warehouse Using Fire Dynamic Simulator

The purpose of this study is to use computational fluid dynamics software, specifically the Fire Dynamics Simulator, to analyze the spread of smoke in high-rack warehouses. The significance of this research is risk that posed to human lives by smoke during fire incidents. High-rack warehouses were chosen as the focus due to their widespread construction globally, particularly in Malaysia where over 200 such warehouses exist. The developed model was modified multiple times to account for different parameter combinations, allowing for the simulation of numerous scenarios. The aim is to propose improvement that can assist designers and engineers in creating safer designs. The research objectives are to examine the relationship between smoke temperature and type of fire source in warehouse fires where the developed model was undergoing a few modifications on parameters and fire scenarios. The findings demonstrate that smoke temperature decreases with increasing building height and the presence of natural ventilation. Type of fire source also influence the smoke temperature. As a result, three recommendations have been derived from the results, intended for utilization by engineers and architects in the design of safer atriums in the future.