A new software application is now available to generate realistic compartment fire scenarios quickly and accurately. The app uses a simplified heat release rate (HRR)–time model derived from large-scale fire data and automates the creation of both HRR curves and temperature–time histories.
Key properties of the app:
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Generates HRR and temperature–time curves based on fuel load, ventilation, and compartment geometry.
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Compatible with deterministic and probabilistic analysis, allowing thousands of fire scenarios to be simulated efficiently.
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Produces results validated against large-scale fire tests, with reliable predictions of peak compartment temperatures.
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Provides distributions of critical parameters such as flashover time, maximum HRR, and duration above key temperature thresholds.
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Designed for easy use in performance-based and risk-informed fire safety engineering.
The app is freely accessible at Here It offers a practical tool to support fire design by balancing accuracy, transparency, and wide applicability beyond the limits of existing parametric fire models