China Safety Science Journal ›› 2025, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (S1): 227-233.doi: 10.16265/j.cnki.issn1003-3033.2025.S1.0034

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Research on fire and personnel evacuation in ancient ancestral hall based on dynamic coupled simulation model

YU Haiying1(), YANG Shuang1, CHEN Minzhi2, XIONG Yang3, LIU Yuyong4   

  1. 1 School of Engineering, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu Sichuan 610101, China
    2 College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou Zhejiang 310018, China
    3 China 19th Metallurgical Corporation (Group) Co., Ltd., Chengdu Sichuan 610031, China
    4 China Railway Southwest Research Institute Co., Ltd., Chengdu Sichuan 611731, China
  • Received:2025-02-23 Revised:2025-04-16 Online:2025-06-30 Published:2025-12-30

Abstract:

To clarify the diffusion patterns of toxic gases in multi-courtyard ancient ancestral halls during fires and improve personnel evacuation efficiency, Shuguangyu Hall, a Huizhou-style ancestral hall was selected as a case study. A coupled simulation model integrating BIM, fire dynamics simulator (FDS) smoke dynamics simulations, and Pathfinder evacuation simulations was established. This model dynamically coupled 3D building modeling, fire evolution, toxic gas diffusion, and personnel evacuation. Three typical fire scenarios were designed and numerically simulated to analyze the dynamic interaction between spatiotemporal CO concentration distribution and evacuation routes. Results indicate that optimizing spatial layout and smoke control measures (e.g., installing vertical fire barriers, keeping windows partially open, and implementing positive pressure ventilation in key areas), combined with rational evacuation route design, can effectively suppress CO concentration, delay smoke spread, extend the available safe egress time (ASET), and significantly enhance both personnel evacuation success rates and the safety of cultural relics during fires in ancient ancestral halls.

Key words: fire in ancient ancestral hall, toxic gas diffusion, personnel evacuation, simulation modeling, building information modeling (BIM)

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