A011 PolyU/USTC atrium

PolyU/USTC Atrium: A Full-Scale Burning Facility--Preliminary Experiments

Brief:

The PolyU/USTC Atrium, a full-scale burning facility for atrium fire studies was constructed at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). The atrium is managed by USTC and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). Typical use of the facility was demonstrated by several smoke filling tests. The results on the smoke layer interface height were analyzed and compared with those predicted by zone models. It was observed that a zone model could give quite accurate prediction on smoke filling during most of the burning period.

Further information:

Chow WK, Fong NK, Cui E, Ho PL, Wong LT, Huo R, Fan W, Li Y, Yuan L, 1998-99. PolyU/USTC atrium: A full-scale burning facility-preliminary experiments, Journal of Applied Fire Science 8(3) 229-241.