Innovation Fire Engineering Ltd

Fire development and smoke movement

Utilising CFD modelling for fire development and smoke movement within a building allows Innovation Fire Engineering to investigate the risk to occupants for a specific building in the event of fire. This allows us to quantify the duration prior to untenable conditions occurring in the individual building. The results of the CFD modelling are used in the fire safety engineering strategy report to demonstrate that the proposed design is acceptable. We utilise CFD modelling when the space is large or complex, to justify innovative building design or produce cost savings.

Thermal radiation for external fire spread.

Innovation Fire Engineering use CFD modelling for the thermal radiation for external fire spread to justify unprotected areas and separation distances between the building and the notional boundary. Rather than following a standard generic approach, such as in the guidance in BRE 187, Innovation Fire Engineering can consider specific details about the structure and physical construction materials. CFD modelling of the thermal radiation from a building therefore allows larger unprotected areas or shorter separation distances, than a prescriptive approach, whilst still ensuring adequate fire safety.