Faculty Advisor
Berardi, Umberto
Faculty Advisor
Dembsey, Nicholas A.
Sponsor
Kresyler & Associates
Abstract
Rainscreen cladding systems are a popular building façade due to their ability to protect the building from extreme weather conditions. These systems generally have horizontal and vertical gaps between panels, allowing for thermal dilatation. In these kinds of façades, air may flow through the gaps into the space behind the façade, allowing for thermal, ventilation, and moisture control advantages. However, scarce knowledge is available about the fire behavior of these façade systems, and the effect of these gaps. The project aimed to characterize the fraction of the fire plume which may flow through gaps under external fire attack. Through temperature, velocity, and heat flux measurements in a gap assembly, the characterization of the plume fraction flowing through the gap is provided.
Publisher
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Date Accepted
May 2014
Major
Mechanical Engineering
Major
Civil Engineering
Project Type
Major Qualifying Project
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Advisor Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor Department
Fire Protection Engineering