Numerical Simulation for Fire Emergency Planning in a Home Appliances Factory

Abstract

Home Appliances (HA) factories commonly use fire combustible materials in manufacturing process, such as paper and plastic. When the fire occurs, the flammable materials rapidly and excessively heat and smoke. Lack of fire management plan can result in property damage and casualties. Thus, it is essential to evaluate risk from fire in order to plan for fire evacuation properly. In this study, we aim to simulate fire in HA factory comprised of industrial area, storage space, and offices., The Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) software called PyroSim is used to analyze the simulated fire; in which the spread of smoke, the temperature profile, the potential visibility, and CO2 are analyzed. The initial results show that the fire-smoke will spread very rapidly and can completely block the visibility of the escape routes from the fire room after about 4 minutes from when the fire occurs. This study is expected to not only give an understanding of fire characteristics, but also to make a proper decision regarding fire protection designs and to assess evacuation plans.