Search Results - "Merci, Bart"

Influence of the particle injection rate, droplet size distribution and volume flux angular distribution on the results and computational time of water spray CFD simulations by Beji, Tarek, Zadeh, Setareh Ebrahim, Maragkos, Georgios, Merci, Bart

“…The paper presents a detailed sensitivity analysis on the volume flux probability density function (PDF) to represent water spray patterns with computational…”
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Exploratory Study of the Impact of the Turbulence Model on Flame Extinction with an EDM and EDC/Finite-Rate Approach for a Line Burner Configuration by At Thabari, Jeri, Maragkos, Georgios, Merci, Bart

“…The paper presents large eddy simulations of a turbulent line burner and studies the influence of turbulence modelling, for various levels of flame extinction…”
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Application of RANS and LES field simulations to predict the critical ventilation velocity in longitudinally ventilated horizontal tunnels by Van Maele, Karim, Merci, Bart

“…Field modelling results are presented for well-ventilated horizontal tunnel fires. Both the Reynolds-Averaged Navier–Stokes (RANS) and Large-Eddy Simulations…”
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On the use of dynamic turbulence modelling in fire applications by Maragkos, Georgios, Merci, Bart

“…In an attempt to make a step forward towards predictive fire modelling, the application of turbulence modelling approaches, calculating the sub-grid scale…”
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Sub-grid scale turbulent micro-mixing with infinitely fast chemistry in the context of fire modelling by Maragkos, Georgios, Merci, Bart

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Grid insensitive modelling of convective heat transfer fluxes in CFD simulations of medium-scale pool fires by Maragkos, Georgios, Merci, Bart

“…Focusing on convective heat transfer modelling of pool fires, different approaches for calculating the convective heat fluxes at the pool surface have been…”
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Advances in modelling in CFD simulations of turbulent gaseous pool fires by Maragkos, Georgios, Beji, Tarek, Merci, Bart

“…Large eddy simulations (LES) using advanced modelling approaches related to thermophysical, turbulence and combustion modelling are presented and their…”
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Development of a numerical model for liquid pool evaporation by Beji, Tarek, Merci, Bart

“…The paper presents a detailed modelling approach of liquid pool evaporation that is suitable for pool fires and which relies on a combination of mass and heat…”
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Numerical simulations of a full‐scale cable tray fire using small‐scale test data by Beji, Tarek, Merci, Bart

“…Summary This paper presents a computational fluid dynamics (CFD)‐based modeling strategy for the prediction of cable tray fire development. The methodology is…”
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Towards predictive simulations of gaseous pool fires by Maragkos, Georgios, Beji, Tarek, Merci, Bart

“…Focusing on advancing predictive fire modeling, large eddy simulations using improved approaches related to thermophysical, turbulence, combustion and…”
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On the importance of the heat release rate in numerical simulations of fires in mechanically ventilated air‐tight enclosures by Merci, Bart, Li, Junyi, Maragkos, Georgios

“…A fire in a compartment with limited ventilation can cause a significant pressure rise, up to hundreds of Pascal. This is important in practice, as the…”
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Optimization and determination of the parameters for a PID based ventilation system for smoke control in tunnel fires: Comparative study between a genetic algorithm and an analytical trial-and-error method by Hong, Yao, Fu, Ceji, Merci, Bart

“…•Proposed two methods for determining the parameters of PID ventilation system.•Optimized PID controller parameters with order-of-magnitude analysis and…”
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Numerical analysis of the performance of a PID control based real-time mechanical ventilation system to prevent smoke back-layering in tunnel fires by Hong, Yao, Fu, Ceji, Merci, Bart

“…•Applied the PID ventilation system to avoid the presence of smoke back-layering.•Two quantitative methods for identification of smoke front are proposed.•The…”
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A dynamic approach for the impact of a toxic gas dispersion hazard considering human behaviour and dispersion modelling by Lovreglio, Ruggiero, Ronchi, Enrico, Maragkos, Georgios, Beji, Tarek, Merci, Bart

“…•A dynamic approach to assess the impact of toxic gas dispersion is introduced.•The approach considers gas dispersion simulation and behavioural evacuation…”
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A novel sensor network based real-time automatic longitudinal ventilation smoke control system for tunnels: A numerical investigation by Hong, Yao, Fu, Ceji, Merci, Bart

“…•Demonstrated use of an IoT and PID based smart smoke control system.•Proposed an identification algorithm for determining the safe distance.•Developed a…”
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Analysis of adaptive mesh refinement in a turbulent buoyant helium plume by Maragkos, Georgios, Funk, Elena, Merci, Bart

“…The study evaluates OpenFOAM's adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) capabilities and accuracy when applied to numerical simulations of turbulent buoyant flows. To…”
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Editorial: Proceedings of the 3rd European symposium on fire safety science by Boulet, Pascal, Merci, Bart

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Impact of turbulent flow and mean mixture fraction results on mixing model behavior in transported scalar PDF simulations of turbulent non-premixed bluff body flames by MERCI, Bart, NAUD, Bertrand, ROEKAERTS, Dirk

“…Numerical simulation results are presented for three turbulent jet diffusion flames, stabilized behind a bluff body (Sydney Flames HM1-3). Interaction between…”
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Application of two buoyancy-modified – turbulence models to different types of buoyant plumes by Van Maele, Karim, Merci, Bart

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Fundamentals of window-ejected fire plumes from under-ventilated compartment fires: Recent progresses and perspectives by Sun, Xiepeng, Tang, Fei, Lu, Kaihua, Ren, Fei, Shi, Congling, Merci, Bart, Hu, Longhua

“…This paper intends to provide a comprehensive state-of-art review of recent progresses and to formulate perspectives on window-ejected fire plumes, originating…”
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