Combined simulation and experimental validation

of visibility in smoke laden environments

2006-2009, EPSRC EP/D037840/1

The principal aim of this project is to further advance the technical capability of performance based fire safety design, specifically related to the ability to simulate, a priori, perceived human visibility in smoke laden environments. This will be achieved through the development of a robust, and well validated, simulation tool, the Visibility Simulation Tool (VST). A further aim of this proposal is to provide quantitative data through a complementary experimental programme for validation of the VST. The full set of field trials and experimental data will independently provide a valuable database for the correlation between perceived human visibility, smoke properties and optical path length at monochromatic wavelengths.

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