Slide-Rule Estimates of Fire Growth.
Slide-Rule Estimates of Fire Growth.
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Lawson, J. R.; Quintiere, J. G.
NBSIR 85-3196; CIB W14/85/17 (USA); 56 p. June 1985.
Fire Technology, Vol. 21, No. 4, 267-292, November
1985.
Sponsor:
David Taylor Naval Ship R and D Center, Washington, DC
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Keywords:
calculators; computer programs; fire growth; fire
models; room fires; smoke filling
Abstract:
A series of prediction methods have been assembled to
provide an analytical basis for estimating fire growth
in compartments. Solutions for each prediction method
can be made using programmable scientific calculators.
Prediction methods are presented for: fire size and
growth rates, mass loss rates, radiant heat flux, flame
height, radial flame impingement, heat flux to a
ceiling, smoke filling of a room, carbon monoxide hazard
with smoldering fires, temperature ruse in a
compartment, ventilation flow rate, flashover ocurrence,
corridor smoke transfer and filling, smoke
concentration, visibility, flame spread rates, and fire
burn time. These predictive methods are useful for
estimating many of the critical elements related to fire
behavior and help provide a better understanding of this
complex phenomenon. This report appears as Appendix B
in Fire Growth in Combat Ships by J.G. Quintiere, H.R.
Baum and J.R. Lawson, NBSIR 85-3159.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899