Sensitivity Analysis and Verification of a 1-D Surface Solid Combustion Model for a Fire CFD Boundary Condition

Predicting the behavior of solid fuels in response to a fire is a complex endeavor. Heterogeneity, charring, and intumescence are a few examples of the many challenges presented by some common materials. If one desires to employ a 3-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model for fire, an accurate solid combustion model for materials at the domain boundary is often desirable. Methods for such modeling are not currently mature, and this...