载人航天器火灾安全研究进展

理论上和实际上, 载人航天器都有发生火灾的可能, 载人航天器的火灾安全问题是微重力燃烧研究的重要内容. 氧气浓度和气流速度对给定固体材料的可燃性具有显著影响,在固体表面的逆向和同向传播火焰中, 都存在由氧气浓度和气流速度决定的可燃极限, 即气流速度较高时的吹熄和气流速度较低时的冷熄. 极限氧气浓度和极限气流速度两个极限参数, 是衡量材料可燃性的关键指标. 在微重力条件下, 当低速气流存在时, 固体材料发生有焰燃烧和闷烧的可能性都大大增强. 因此, 剔除材料中的潜在燃料是航天器防火的主要措施.但是, 在航天器使用的材料中, 仅有很少一部分是阻燃的, 为了保证火灾安全, 还必须采取火灾检测和灭火措施. 当前美国和俄罗斯采取的火灾安全方案, 既有相似性, 也有各自的特点. 在载人航天器的火灾安全问题中, 尚有很多问题和方案有待研究或检验. 考虑到我国的实际情况, 作者认为, 通过实验对照和数值模拟的方法, 开展材料在微重力条件下的燃烧特性的常重力模拟, 对于我国载人航天器的火灾安全具有现实意义.      

微重力燃烧研究进展

认识燃烧过程是安全、高效、洁净地利用能源的基础. 但是, 常重力条件下的浮力对流和重力沉降使得燃烧现象变得复杂. 而微重力条件下这些影响几乎消失, 这简化了对燃烧的研究. 在加深对地面燃烧过程和载人航天器火灾安全问题的认识的推动下, 经过近半个世纪特别是最近10多年的发展, 微重力燃烧研究已经涵盖了预混气体、气体扩散、液滴、颗粒和粉尘燃烧、燃料表面的火焰传播等燃烧学科的各个领域. 研究中实现了球对称液滴燃烧、不受沉降影响的粉尘燃烧、静止或低速对流环境中的燃烧, 观察到了火球、自熄灭火焰等现象,阐明了碳黑形成中的热泳力效应、可燃极限与火焰稳定性等机理. 加深了对燃烧现象,特别是对辐射效应的理解: 在预混气体、气体扩散、液滴等多种火焰中, 除了停留时间过短引起的吹熄极限外, 还存在辐射热损失过大引起的冷熄极限, 后者只能在微重力条件下观测到. 部分研究成果已经进入教材. 而火焰在微重力下不同于常重力下的现象, 对载人航天器火灾安全具有重要意义. 考虑到我国的现实情况和国内外的研究现状, 建议将煤炭颗粒和粉尘的燃烧、与碳黑相关的机理、辐射效应、化学动力学等作为我国微重力燃烧的主要研究方向.      

火焰在传火管装药床中的传输特性研究

通过在传火管点传火特性模拟试验装置上进行的不同装药材料、装填密度和不同的点火能量试验以及获得的多点压力时间曲线、火焰传播速率,分析了底火火焰在传火管装药床中的传输特性,指出了底火火焰与装药材料性能的相互作用关系,特别是因底火作用而导致传火管装药床的挤压程度对点传火性能的重要影响。     

Study on mechanical characteristics and safety evaluation method of steel frame structure after fire

Mechanical characterization of steel frame structure after fire are analyzed based on fire dynamics, heat transfer theory, structural mechanics, and finite element theory. We study the temperature characteristics and mechanical properties of steel frame structure under different fire locations and propose a safety evaluation method. We also analyze damage level of main frame components, maximum temperature of fire, thermal characteristics of frame components, firing duration, etc. to provide useful information for fire resistance design of the steel frame structure and post-disaster safety evaluation.     

Slope effects on the fluid dynamics of a fire spreading across a fuel bed: PIV measurements and OH* chemiluminescence imaging

Slope is among the most influencing factor affecting the spread of wildfires. A contribution to the understanding of the fluid dynamics of a fire spreading in these terrain conditions is provided in the present paper. Coupled optical diagnostics are used to study the slope effects on the flow induced by a fire at laboratory scale. Optical diagnostics consist of particle image velocimetry, for investigating the 2D (vertical) velocity field of the reacting flow and chemiluminescence imaging, for visualizing the region of spontaneous emission of OH radical occurring during gaseous combustion processes. The coupling of these two techniques allows locating accurately the contour of the reaction zone within the computed velocity field. The series of experiments are performed across a bed of vegetative fuel, under both no-slope and 30° upslope conditions. The increase in the rate of fire spread with increasing slope is attributed to a significant change in fluid dynamics surrounding the flame. For horizontal fire spread, flame fronts exhibit quasi-vertical plume resulting in the buoyancy forces generated by the fire. These buoyancy effects induce an influx of ambient fresh air which is entrained laterally into the fire, equitably from both sides. For upward flame spread, the induced flow is strongly influenced by air entrainment on the burnt side of the fire and fire plume is tilted toward unburned vegetation. A particular attention is paid to the induced air flow ahead of the spreading flame. With increasing the slope angle beyond a threshold, highly dangerous conditions arise because this configuration induces wind blows away from the fire rather than toward it, suggesting the presence of convective heat transfers ahead of the fire front.     

Large Eddy Simulations of CH<Subscript>4</Subscript> Fire Plumes

Large eddy simulations of large-scale CH₄ fire plumes (1.59-2.61 MW) with two different CFD packages, FireFOAM and FDS, are presented. It is investigated how the vorticity generation mechanism and puffing behavior of large-scale fire plumes differs from previously studied iso-thermal buoyant plumes of the same scale. In addition, the predictive capabilities of the turbulence and combustion models, currently used by the two CFD codes, to accurately capture the fire dynamics and the buoyancy-generated turbulence associated with large-scale fire plumes are evaluated. Results obtained with the two CFD codes, typically used for numerical simulations of fire safety applications, are also compared with respect to the average and rms velocities and temperatures, puffing frequencies, average flame heights and entrainment rates using experimental data and well-known correlations in literature. Furthermore, the importance of the applied reaction time scale model in combination with the Eddy Dissipation Model is examined. In particular, the influence of the considered mixing time scales in the predicted centerline temperatures is illustrated and used to explain the discrepancies between the two codes.     

On the influences of key modelling constants of large eddy simulations for large-scale compartment fires predictions

An in-house large eddy simulation (LES) based fire field model has been developed for large-scale compartment fire simulations. The model incorporates four major components, including subgrid-scale turbulence, combustion, soot and radiation models which are fully coupled. It is designed to simulate the temporal and fluid dynamical effects of turbulent reaction flow for non-premixed diffusion flame. Parametric studies were performed based on a large-scale fire experiment carried out in a 39-m long test hall facility. Several turbulent Prandtl and Schmidt numbers ranging from 0.2 to 0.5, and Smagorinsky constants ranging from 0.18 to 0.23 were investigated. It was found that the temperature and flow field predictions were most accurate with turbulent Prandtl and Schmidt numbers of 0.3, respectively, and a Smagorinsky constant of 0.2 applied. In addition, by utilising a set of numerically verified key modelling parameters, the smoke filling process was successfully captured by the present LES model.     

LES analysis of fire source aspect ratio effects on fire-wind enhancement

Enhancement of wind by bushfire, referred to as bushfire-wind enhancement phenomenon, causes damages to buildings located in bushfire-prone areas by increasing pressure load around the structures. This study focuses on the effects of point source aspect ratio (AR) on the wind enhanced by fire. FireFOAM solver of OpenFOAM platform is used to perform Large Eddy Simulation analysis for different fire source aspect ratios under two different fire source conditions: (i) identical fire intensity (fire heat release rate per unit area) and (ii) identical fire heat release rate conditions. Simulations were performed for three different fire source aspect ratios under these fire source boundary conditions. An appropriate normalization group based on fire source hydraulic diameter was introduced for fire-induced pressure gradient to explain the variation of wind enhancement with fire source aspect ratio. The results reveal that under a constant fire intensity condition, increasing the fire source aspect ratio causes a higher normalized fire-induced pressure gradient which leads to more intensified wind enhancement. In contrast, the increase of fire source aspect ratio while fire heat release rate is kept constant culminates in a reduction in the normalized fire-induced pressure gradient, reducing wind enhancement. Moreover, with the increase of the fire source aspect ratio, the area of counter-rotating vortices (CRV) where maximum wind enhancement occurs is expanded. The results also show that with the increase of fire source aspect ratio, the length of flame attachment to the ground immediately downstream of fire increases. In addition to the longitudinal wind enhancement, the effects of fire source aspect ratio on vertical velocity were also analyzed based on the Richardson number defined by hydraulic diameter and flow reference velocity. The effects of the aspect ratio on flame length were also studied. It was shown as a result of the increase of aspect ratio for one unit, flame length increases by approximately 14% and reduces by 7% under constant fire intensity and constant fire heat release rate condition, respectively.     

Heat transfer to an unconfined ceiling from an impinging buoyant diffusion flame

Impinging flames are used in fire safety research, industrial heating and melting, and aerospace applications. Multiple modes of heat transfer, such as natural convection, forced convection and thermal radiation, etc. are commonly important in those processes. However, the detailed heat transfer mechanisms are not well understood. In this paper, a model is developed to calculate the thermal response of an unconfined nonburning ceiling from an impinging buoyant diffusion flame. This model uses an algorithm for conduction into the ceiling material. It takes account of heat transfer due to radiation from the fire source to the ceiling surface, and due to reradiation from the ceiling surface to other items. Using experimental data, the convective heat transfer coefficient at lower surface is deduced from this model. In addition, the predicted heat fluxes are compared with the existing experimental data, and the comparison results validate the presented model. It is indicated that this model can be used to predict radial-dependent surface temperature histories under a variety of different realistic levels of fire energy generation rates and fire-to-ceiling separation distance.     

随机风场下高层结构振动隔震与TMD混合控制研究

针对风荷载作用下高层建筑结构振动控制问题,基于建筑隔震和调谐质量阻尼器振动控制原理,利用ANSYS软件分别建立高层结构带隔震层和带调谐质量阻尼器(TMD)的单一控制策略以及两者相结合的混合振动控制策略。根据Davenport脉动风速谱,采用自回归模型(AutoRegressive,AR)法,考虑竖向相关性、平稳的多变量随机过程以及它的互谱密度矩阵模拟生成具有随机性的脉动风速时程曲线和风速谱的功率谱密度,并用于20层钢结构Benchmark结构模型。系统比较三种振动控制策略在顺风向脉动风载作用下的控制效果,结果表明隔震与TMD混合振动控制方法可以有效地抑制结构风振响应,控制效果很好地弥补了单一振动控制的缺陷。本文方法可应用于大尺度高层结构振动控制中,实现高层建筑结构风振响应的可靠控制。     

An experimental study on wind loads acting on a high-rise building model induced by microburst-like winds

In the present study, an experimental investigation is conducted to quantify the characteristics of the microburst-induced wind loads (i.e., both static and dynamic wind loads) acting on a high-rise building model, compared to those with the test model placed in conventional atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) winds. The experimental study is performed by using an impinging-jet-based microburst simulator available at Iowa State University. In additional to conducting flow field measurements to quantify the flow characteristics of the microburst-like wind, both mean and dynamic wind loads acting on the test model induced by the microburst-like wind are assessed in detail based on the quantitative measurements of the surface pressure distributions around the test model and the resultant aerodynamic forces. It is found that the microburst-induced wind loads acting on high-rise buildings would be significantly different from their counterparts in conventional ABL winds. Both the static and dynamic wind loads acting on the high-rise building model were found to change significantly depending on the radial locations and the orientation angles of the test model in respect to the oncoming microburst-like wind. The dynamic wind loads acting on the test model were found to be mainly influenced by the periodical shedding of the primary vortices and the high turbulence levels in the microburst-like wind. The findings derived from the present study are believed to be useful to gain further insight into the underlying physics of the flow–structure interactions of high-rise buildings in violent microburst winds for a better understanding of the damage potential of microburst winds to high-rise buildings.     

历史文化建筑保护和力学

讨论了历史文化建筑维修、保护和力学的关系,综述了中国历史文化建筑保护中的力学问题,讨论了木质历史文化建筑结构的建模问题．介绍了世界各国和中国对文化遗产保护的发展史,及中国历史文化建筑保护现状与任务;重点介绍了力学在历史文化建筑保护领域所作的贡献和面临的机遇与挑战．并对历史文化建筑保护措施和研究方向提出建议．     

风荷载作用下上海地区外墙外保温系统性能研究

高层建筑随着高度的增加受到风荷载值也增加,外墙外保温系统受到风荷载影响亦增加.外墙外保温系统在交付后,开裂、脱落、渗水现象时有发生,严重时会造成脱落,存在安全质量隐患.本文根据上海地区外墙外保温的实际情况,对外墙外保温系统的风荷载设计值、空腔风压力损失、粘结力等进行计算,综合分析了风荷载对外墙外保温系统的影响及破坏机理...     

Construction of discrete-continual models in structure analysis for extreme dynamic loadings

We propose a new method for constructing design models of high-rise buildings and structures, which is based on the treatment of the set of bearing structures as discrete-continual inelastic damageable system admitting large spatial displacements and rotations. We derive a relation for the virtual work functional with respect to increments of integral stress characteristics, which can be viewed as a starting point for solving applied problems of simulation of structural dynamics under the action of extreme forces. To take into account the processes of damage and failure of buildings and structures, we propose a generalized scheme for constructing a nonlinear physical model of deformation on the level of integral stress characteristics in the bearing structures of a storey. As an example of application of this model, we consider the problem of dynamic behavior of a multistorey building under a spatial seismic load.     

小型静态火旋涡的实验研究

本文介绍了一种研究火旋涡的实验方案，利用火旋涡发生器测量了火旋涡的温度分布，并对火旋涡的旋转速度、燃烧速率及进风口风速等物理量与进风口大小之间的关系进行了初步的分析．实验中观察到的火旋涡稳定，明显，效果理想．     

Study of skin model and geometry effects on thermal performance of thermal protective fabrics

Thermal protective clothing has steadily improved over the years as new materials and improved designs have reached the market. A significant method that has brought these improvements to the fire service is the NFPA 1971 standard on structural fire fighters’ protective clothing. However, this testing often neglects the effects of cylindrical geometry on heat transmission in flame resistant fabrics. This paper deals with methods to develop cylindrical geometry testing apparatus incorporating novel skin bioheat transfer model to test flame resistant fabrics used in firefighting. Results show that fabrics which shrink during the test can have reduced thermal protective performance compared with the qualities measured with a planar geometry tester. Results of temperature differences between skin simulant sensors of planar and cylindrical tester are also compared. This test method provides a new technique to accurately and precisely characterize the thermal performance of thermal protective fabrics.     

Simulation on spread of fire smoke in the elevator shaft for a high-rise building

Spread of fire smoke in the elevator shaft of a high-rise building is influenced by many driving facts. We simulate smoke spreading in the elevator shaft, stair room, and pre-chamber with and without different supplied pressurized air. The simulation shows that smoke moves very fast in the elevator shaft. When a 12 floor high-rise building is in fire, smoke can fill up the elevator shaft in less than 1.5 min after a fire started, temperature in the elevator shaft can be higher than 187°C in 5 min, and the concentration of CO can also reach a high level. The elevator shaft has a very low visibility in less than about 100 s.     

飞机撞击建(构)筑物研究进展

飞机撞击重要建(构)筑物会导致灾难性后果。本文从试验研究、理论分析、数值模拟等3个方面对飞机撞击建(构)筑物的国内外研究现状,相关研究难点、需要注意的问题和研究方向及趋势进行总结,包括:缩比试验的系统和验证,飞机撞击力模型,撞击所致局部破坏计算公式,飞机和建(构)筑物的精细化建模,撞击所致振动特性,撞击荷载和火荷载对结构的耦合毁伤效应,一般模型和精细化模型、解耦和耦合方法以及不同数值模拟程序计算结果的对比分析等方面,以期为后续研究提供参考。     

室内轰燃预测方法研究

回顾总结了目前常用的室内轰燃预测方法 ;提出了一种预测轰燃的新方法轰燃综合预测法 ,对这一方法的有效性进行了试验验证。结果表明 :由于室内火灾受建筑材料热惯性、开口通风因子、燃料释热速率和房间内部尺寸等多种因素影响 ,传统轰燃预测方法存在多方面的局限性 ,而轰燃综合预测法预测的结果与试验结果比较吻合。