History of Fire Technology.
History of Fire Technology.
(1174 K)
Nelson, H. E.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Fire Safety Design in
the 21st Century Conference. May 8-10, 1991, 314-328
pp, 1991.
Keywords:
fire research; fire suppression; compartments; fire
models
Abstract:
The history of fire technology is explored for clues to
guide future fire technology efforts. Emphasis is
placed on those factors that encourage, retarded, or
restricted past efforts. The data were gathered from a
series of interviews with persons involved in many of
the past advances. Specific discussion is given to
advances in the areas of risk appraisal, suppression,
compartment fire modeling, and structural endurance.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899