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2014 (English) In: Fire technology, ISSN 0015-2684, E-ISSN 1572-8099, no 6, p. 1499-1515Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en] Results of a simple flow model to describe the entrainment into the air cone created by a positive pressure ventilator (PPV) fan are compared to experimental data. Velocity profiles measured in the air cone of a conventional PPV ventilator are used. The entrainment coefficient and the cone angle were determined for the fan investigated. The correspondence between calculated and measured values is discussed and disparities explained. The findings from the tests are turned into practical guidance for the fire brigade and the advantages and limitations of the simplified model are discussed.
Keywords Entrainment coefficients; Fire brigade; Flow model; Measured values; Positive pressure; Practical guidance; Velocity profiles; Ventilator
National Category
Applied Mechanics
Identifiers urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-4091 (URN) 10.1007/s10694-013-0331-z (DOI) 000343721200010 () 2-s2.0-84921069373 (Scopus ID)
2005-09-012005-09-012025-10-10 Bibliographically approved