LIU Chang,ZHANG Yang,ZHANG Jian,et al.Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on Combustion Characteristics of Multifunctional Massage Chairs[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2025,45(06):1485-1492.
LIU Chang,ZHANG Yang,ZHANG Jian,et al.Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on Combustion Characteristics of Multifunctional Massage Chairs[J].Journal of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Engineering,2025,45(06):1485-1492. DOI: 10.13409/j.cnki.jdpme.20250430027.
Experimental and Numerical Simulation Study on Combustion Characteristics of Multifunctional Massage Chairs
Multifunctional massage chairs that are widely used in public buildings pose significant fire risks
making the study of their fire development patterns crucial for public safety. This study employed full-scale combustion tests and FDS numerical simulations to systematically analyze the fire development characteristics of individual and grouped chairs. The results showed that ordinary chairs exhibited a typical double-peak heat release rate (HRR) pattern
with peak values of 184.12 kW and 1 054.76 kW
respectively. The flame-retardant chairs demonstrated a peak HRR (PHRR) of 8 kW
representing a reduction of 99.24%. Numerical simulations further revealed that for grouped chairs with equal quantities
double-row arrangements increased fire magnitude by 46.58% compared to single-row arrangements. When ignition occurred at the central chair
the HRR reached maximum values. Shifting the ignition point toward the edges significantly reduced fire hazards under both arrangements. As chair quantity increased
PHRR under both arrangements showed a nonlinear pattern of initial increase followed by stabilization
ultimately reaching approximately 2 019.20 kW and 3 415.25 kW
respectively. Based on a point source radiation model with a critical thermal radiation threshold of 11.9 kW/m²
the critical safe distances under single-row and double-row arrangements should exceed 2.01 m and 2.62 m
respectively. This study recommends that flame-retardant products in public buildings should be prioritized
and single-row arrangements should be preferably adopted. For double-row arrangements
the size of a single chair group should not exceed 2×3 units.
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