Fire-X: Extinguishing Fire with Stoichiometric Heat Release

We present a novel combustion simulation framework to model fire phenomena across solids, liquids, and gases. Our approach extends traditional fluid solvers by incorporating multi-species thermodynamics and reactive transport for fuel, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and residuals. Combustion reactions are governed by stoichiometry-dependent heat release, allowing an accurate simulation of premixed and diffusive flames with varying intensity and composition. We support a wide range of scenarios including jet fires, water suppression (sprays and sprinklers), fuel evaporation, and starvation conditions. Our framework enables interactive heat sources, fire detectors, and realistic rendering of flames (e.g., laminar-to-turbulent transitions and blue-to-orange color shifts). Our key contributions include the tight coupling of species dynamics with thermodynamic feedback, evaporation modeling, and a hybrid SPH-grid representation for the efficient simulation of extinguishing fires. We validate our method through numerous experiments that demonstrate its versatility in both indoor and outdoor fire scenarios.

Authors

Institutions

Publication Details

Journal
ACM Transactions on Graphics
Published
2025-12-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1145/3763338
Primary Topic
Fire dynamics and safety research
Type
article
Field-Weighted Citation Impact
0.00
Controls
|||
ALL TIME
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
article

Fire-X: Extinguishing Fire with Stoichiometric Heat Release

Wojtek Pałubicki, Sören Pirk, Dominik L. Michels, Helge Wrede et al.
ACM Transactions on Graphics
Fire dynamics and safety research
article

Fire-X: Extinguishing Fire with Stoichiometric Heat Release

Wojtek Pałubicki, Sören Pirk, Dominik L. Michels, Helge Wrede, A. J. Wagner, Sarker Miraz Mahfuz
article en

Abstract

We present a novel combustion simulation framework to model fire phenomena across solids, liquids, and gases. Our approach extends traditional fluid solvers by incorporating multi-species thermodynamics and reactive transport for fuel, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and residuals. Combustion reactions are governed by stoichiometry-dependent heat release, allowing an accurate simulation of premixed and diffusive flames with varying intensity and composition. We support a wide range of scenarios including jet fires, water suppression (sprays and sprinklers), fuel evaporation, and starvation conditions. Our framework enables interactive heat sources, fire detectors, and realistic rendering of flames (e.g., laminar-to-turbulent transitions and blue-to-orange color shifts). Our key contributions include the tight coupling of species dynamics with thermodynamic feedback, evaporation modeling, and a hybrid SPH-grid representation for the efficient simulation of extinguishing fires. We validate our method through numerous experiments that demonstrate its versatility in both indoor and outdoor fire scenarios.

ACM Transactions on GraphicsVol. 44(6)
Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE), Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (PL), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (SA)
Openalex Percentile: Top 54%
Fire dynamics and safety research
AI Navigator

Ask Laika to Summarize, Analyze, and Connect papers live on the map.

Summarize Papers & Methodologies

Extract key findings, datasets, and comparative methods across publications.

Benchmark Rankings & Visual Analytics

Rank top research institutions, authors, funders, topics, and journals by Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) and paper volume with instant charts.

Connect Distant Disciplines

Bridge topological clusters on the map to find hidden collaborative intersections.