1、What makes a good fire simulator?Natural Hazards Research Australia 2023Caitlin SymonThe University of MelbourneThe teamPrimary Investigator Primary Investigator-Hamish Clarke1CoCo-investigators:investigators:Caitlin Symon1,Timothy Neale 2,Gabrielle Miller 2,Alex Filkov1,Kate Parkins1,Erica Marshall
2、1,Trent Penman1 University of Melbourne1,Deakin University2 End users:End users:Thomas Duff(CFA),Simon Heemstra(RFS),David Field(RFS),John Bally(AFAC)NHRA Project Manager:NHRA Project Manager:George Goddard The challenge of understanding what makes a good fire simulatorInterviewsWorkshop 1Workshop 2
3、Questionnaire JurisdictionAustralian Capital Territory2312New South Wales44517Northern Territory0012Queensland1338South Australia2242Tasmania1116Victoria36322Western Australia1025National4753Overseas3001Total21262567Aimsa)Understand current practices,issues and prioritiesa)Establish a set of benchma
4、rks to guide future simulator development.Benchmarks and standards are hard to quantify Use cases CriteriaConfigurabilityScaleCompatibility SpeedEase of useSupportEffectiveness of software frameworkTrustworthinessHandling of inputsValidationHandling of outputsValue for moneyRobustness of modelling f
5、rameworkVersatilityTacticalStrategicResearchPerformance benchmarks for four aspects of fire characterisation Benchmarks for performance of simulator features Variable Average minimum required(range)Average maximum required(range)Spatial resolution 30m2(1-30m2)200m2(30-10,000m2)Model timestep 10 minu
6、tes(1 second-3 hours)60 minutes(1 minute-24 hours)Output speed 1 minutes(1 second-5 hours)15 minutes(30 seconds-2 weeks)Number of ensembles 1(0-20,000)50(3-20 million)Benchmarks for performance of simulator features Variable Average minimum required(range)Average maximum required(range)Spatial resol