Advanced concept for damage control : A framework to simulate fire propagation and damage control effects

Current damage control procedures are developed on the basis of a long-standing experience. However there are reasons to believe that these procedures do not account for major weapon-induced calamities. Fire fighting after substantial blast and fragmentation damage, due to a weaponhit, is quite beyond the scenarios encountered during training situations. For those cases computer simulations, covering all relevant weapon effects, are necessary to optimise ship design and damage control (DC) procedures. A simulation framework has been developed to assess the effectiveness of the damage control organisation on board ships. The focus has been put on weapon induced damage on warships, with fire as a secondary effect. A wider application is possibl