MODELING AND SIMULATION (FIRE, SMOKE, HEAT TRANSFER, BLAST, TUNNEL)

Our Advanced Modeling and Simulation service offers comprehensive analysis and predictive modeling for fire, smoke, heat transfer, blasts, and tunnel scenarios. Using cutting-edge computational tools and expertise, we simulate and analyze potential hazards, assess risks, and optimize safety measures in diverse industrial and structural environments.

The Modeling and Simulation typically include:

• • • • Fire Modeling and Simulation: This involves creating computer models that simulate how fires develop, spread, and behave in different environments. It considers factors like ignition sources, fuel types, ventilation, and building materials. Fire modeling helps understand fire dynamics, predict fire growth, and assess the effectiveness of fire protection measures.
      • Smoke Modeling: Smoke simulation predicts the movement, dispersion, and behavior of smoke in enclosed spaces or tunnels during a fire. It factors in airflow patterns, temperature gradients, and the characteristics of combustible materials. Smoke modeling helps assess visibility, health hazards from smoke inhalation, and aids in designing effective evacuation strategies.
      • Heat Transfer Simulation: This focuses on predicting how heat moves within structures or confined spaces during a fire event. It analyzes heat distribution, thermal radiation, and temperature changes. Understanding heat transfer is crucial for assessing structural integrity, fire spread, and evaluating fire-resistant materials.
      • Blast Modeling: Blast modeling and simulation predict the effects of explosions or blasts within tunnels. It considers blast pressures, shockwaves, structural responses, and the propagation of blast effects. Such simulations help assess potential damage, structural vulnerabilities, and design measures to enhance blast resistance.
      • Tunnel Modeling: Tunnel modeling involves replicating various scenarios within tunnel structures, including fire incidents, smoke propagation, heat transfer, and blast events. This allows for the analysis of safety measures, evacuation strategies, structural integrity, and the effectiveness of mitigation systems.

OUR SCOPE OF WORK

We provide you with the latest performance-based design solutions and engineering best practices while helping to determine applicable codes and standards. We comply with the national codes and standards, engineering best practices, performance-based consulting, and fire & life safety audit criteria. Our team also specializes in construction and system investigation during the lifecycle of a building and assists in designing a go-forward plan and helps manage the upgrade.