Heat transfer from a window fire plume to a building facade

This paper describes full-scale experimental studies of heat flow to building facades cause by fires venting through window openings. The experiments were conducted using two burn facilities and two different fuels, namely wood cribs and propane gas. A mathematical model of heat flow to facades is described and its applicability is discussed in the light of the collected experimental data.Ce document d\ue9crit des \ue9tudes exp\ue9rimentales en vraie grandeur portant sur l'\ue9coulement de chaleur vers la fa\ue7ade d'un b\ue2timent en flammes, lorsque celles-ci s'\ue9chappent par les baies de fen\ueatres. Les exp\ue9riences ont \ue9t\ue9 r\ue9alis\ue9es \ue0 l'aide de deux installations de combustion et de deux combustibles, soit le bois et le gaz propane. L'auteur d\ue9crit un mod\ue8le math\ue9matique de l'\ue9coulement thermique vers les fa\ue7ades et il \ue9tudie son applicabilit\ue9 \ue0 la lumi\ue8re des donn\ue9es exp\ue9rimentales recueillies.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye